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vers_fw-la 4._o bear_n witness_n to_o this_o truth_n in_o the_o top-branch_n of_o all_o the_o creation_n man_n say_v he_o be_v like_a to_o vanity_n and_o he_o prove_v it_o for_o his_o day_n be_v as_o a_o shadow_n that_o pass_v away_o and_o in_o psalm_n 62.9_o take_v in_o man_n of_o high_a and_o low_a degree_n in_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o general_a truth_n sure_o man_n of_o low_a degree_n be_v vanity_n and_o man_n of_o high_a degree_n be_v a_o lie_n to_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o balance_n they_o be_v altogether_o light_a than_o vanity_n the_o vanity_n of_o the_o creature_n be_v a_o subject_n well_o worthy_a the_o study_n of_o a_o wise_a christian_n and_o true_o none_o but_o christ_n our_o wisdom_n can_v give_v we_o light_v into_o this_o vanity_n for_o method_n sake_n we_o will_v draw_v out_o one_o general_a truth_n which_o i_o think_v be_v visible_a in_o this_o scripture_n that_o upon_o true_a discovery_n and_o knowledge_n of_o all_o thing_n under_o the_o sun_n we_o shall_v find_v they_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n for_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o truth_n let_v we_o search_v the_o scripture_n and_o our_o own_o experience_n the_o wise_a man_n to_o prove_v this_o truth_n begin_v with_o man_n in_o his_o labour_n in_o his_o first_o chap._n vers_fw-la 3_o 4._o what_o profit_n have_v a_o man_n of_o all_o his_o labour_n under_o the_o sun_n for_o he_o stay_v not_o to_o keep_v any_o fruit_n of_o his_o labour_n but_o pass_v away_o one_o generation_n go_v and_o another_o come_v so_o in_o chap._n 2._o vers_fw-la 22_o 23._o man_n reap_v no_o content_n from_o all_o his_o labour_n under_o the_o sun_n they_o fill_v he_o full_a of_o sorrow_n travel_n and_o grief_n and_o at_o last_o he_o can_v lie_v down_o and_o rest_n in_o they_o they_o be_v a_o bed_n of_o thorn_n unfit_a for_o rest_n yea_o when_o the_o poor_a creature_n come_v to_o lie_v down_o indeed_o and_o sleep_v that_o sleep_n of_o death_n it_o find_v â—s_v no_o rest_n in_o all_o its_o labour_n under_o the_o sun_n of_o what_o kind_n soever_o so_o in_o chap._n 1.6_o 9.17_o 18_o 19_o verse_n he_o tell_v we_o man_n labour_n under_o these_o vanity_n be_v so_o great_a that_o he_o can_v utter_v it_o and_o that_o without_o any_o satisfaction_n though_o what_o be_v pursue_v be_v enjoy_v for_o though_o the_o eye_n see_v yet_o it_o be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o see_v and_o though_o the_o ear_n do_v he_o be_v yet_o it_o be_v not_o fill_v with_o hear_v the_o creature_n can_v never_o give_v so_o long_o and_o so_o much_o till_o that_o which_o receive_v from_o it_o say_v it_o have_v enough_o though_o it_o give_v object_n to_o the_o eye_n yet_o the_o eye_n want_v more_o object_n than_o it_o can_v give_v and_o though_o it_o offer_v to_o fill_v the_o ear_n yet_o the_o ear_n be_v not_o fill_v with_o all_o that_o it_o can_v give_v there_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n under_o the_o sun_n but_o that_o which_o have_v be_v shall_v be_v and_o that_o which_o be_v do_v be_v that_o which_o shall_v be_v do_v so_o that_o though_o i_o give_v my_o heart_n to_o know_v all_o thing_n wisdom_n madness_n and_o folly_n yet_o i_o find_v nothing_o new_a in_o they_o and_o in_o stead_n of_o content_n in_o all_o this_o variety_n of_o knowledge_n i_o find_v vexation_n of_o spirit_n for_o i_o will_v tell_v you_o the_o best_a and_o then_o judge_v you_o the_o rest_n in_o much_o wisdom_n be_v much_o grief_n and_o he_o that_o increase_v knowledge_n increase_v sorrow_n and_o if_o this_o be_v the_o best_a of_o the_o best_a who_o can_v tell_v what_o be_v the_o worst_a of_o the_o worst_a he_o come_v to_o particular_n in_o chap._n 2._o vers_fw-la 1._o he_o
intend_v to_o prove_v his_o heart_n with_o mirth_n and_o the_o enjoy_n of_o pleasure_n and_o in_o the_o prove_v his_o heart_n do_v experience_n those_o thing_n and_o find_v they_o vanity_n and_o behold_v this_o also_o be_v vanity_n vers_fw-la 2._o i_o say_v of_o laughter_n that_o be_v madness_n and_o of_o mirth_n what_o do_v it_o 1._o it_o do_v not_o satisfy_v therefore_o it_o be_v vanity_n so_o in_o vers_fw-la 4._o and_o so_o forward_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o make_v he_o great_a work_n and_o building_n plant_v vineyard_n make_v garden_n and_o orchard_n plant_v tree_n in_o they_o of_o all_o kind_n of_o fruit_n get_v he_o servant_n and_o maiden_n servant_n bear_v in_o his_o house_n so_o that_o he_o have_v great_a possession_n of_o great_a and_o small_a cattle_n above_o all_o that_o be_v in_o jerusalem_n before_o he_o he_o likewise_o gather_v up_o silver_n and_o gold_n and_o get_v men-singer_n and_o women-singer_n with_o the_o delight_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n as_o musicke-instrument_n and_o that_o of_o all_o sort_n so_o that_o he_o be_v great_a than_o all_o that_o be_v before_o he_o in_o jerusalem_n and_o in_o vers_n 10._o he_o give_v out_o his_o heart_n to_o take_v joy_n in_o all_o this_o and_o keep_v not_o his_o eye_n from_o any_o thing_n that_o they_o desire_v but_o in_o vers_fw-la 11._o he_o give_v in_o this_o report_n of_o all_o this_o fullness_n and_o his_o full_a experience_n of_o it_o then_o i_o look_v on_o all_o the_o work_n that_o my_o hand_n have_v wrought_v and_o on_o the_o labour_n that_o i_o have_v labour_v to_o do_v and_o behold_v all_o be_v vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n and_o there_o be_v no_o profit_n under_o the_o sun_n i_o can_v imagine_v a_o full_a proof_n than_o this_o scripture_n here_o be_v wisdom_n possess_v and_o try_v all_o thing_n under_o the_o sun_n and_o find_v no_o profit_n in_o any_o or_o all_o of_o they_o 1._o they_o yield_v no_o return_n of_o benefit_n to_o his_o labour_n there_o be_v more_o sorrow_n and_o travel_n then_o enjoyment_n nay_o not_o only_o no_o profit_n but_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n in_o all_o yet_o he_o tell_v we_o he_o possess_v more_o than_o all_o that_o go_v before_o he_o and_o none_o that_o come_v after_o he_o shall_v exceed_v he_o for_o say_v he_o what_o can_v the_o man_n do_v that_o come_v after_o the_o king_n he_o may_v not_o think_v to_o grasp_v more_o of_o the_o world_n than_o i_o have_v do_v and_o when_o he_o have_v all_o he_o have_v but_o so_o much_o vanity_n and_o with_o it_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n the_o wise_a man_n give_v a_o instance_n of_o this_o vanity_n in_o chap._n 4._o vers_fw-la 8._o there_o be_v one_o alone_o and_o there_o be_v not_o a_o second_o yea_o he_o have_v neither_o child_n nor_o brother_n yet_o be_v there_o no_o end_n of_o all_o his_o labour_n neither_o be_v his_o eye_n satisfy_v with_o riches_n neither_o say_v he_o for_o who_o do_v i_o labour_v &_o bereave_v myself_o of_o good_a this_o be_v also_o vanity_n yea_o it_o be_v a_o sore_a travel_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o will_v make_v you_o judge_v of_o all_o the_o labour_n of_o man_n in_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n for_o look_v upon_o a_o man_n that_o spend_v all_o his_o time_n in_o labour_n after_o the_o world_n he_o increase_v daily_o in_o riches_n but_o not_o in_o content_a he_o be_v not_o the_o more_o at_o ease_n for_o the_o more_o he_o possess_v but_o more_o creature_n he_o have_v the_o more_o desire_n and_o travel_n increase_v nay_o say_v he_o this_o be_v a_o great_a vanity_n he_o do_v all_o this_o to_o increase_v his_o labour_n of_o which_o there_o be_v no_o end_n though_o he_o have_v no_o satisfaction_n in_o his_o riches_n nor_o any_o to_o leave_v they_o too_o he_o be_v like_o the_o barren_a womb_n that_o be_v never_o satisfy_v nor_o bring_v forth_o any_o to_o be_v satisfy_v after_o it_o man_n may_v find_v creature_n to_o love_n and_o vanity_n enough_o in_o the_o world_n to_o possess_v but_o in_o all_o his_o love_n shall_v be_v lose_v and_o shall_v not_o find_v satisfaction_n in_o any_o abundance_n under_o the_o sun_n ch._n 5._o v._n 10._o he_o that_o love_v silver_n shall_v not_o be_v satisfy_v with_o silver_n nor_o he_o that_o love_v abundance_n with_o increase_n this_o also_o be_v vanity_n and_o if_o vain_a man_n shall_v gather_v up_o a_o content_a as_o he_o think_v in_o these_o vain_a thing_n so_o that_o with_o the_o fool_n in_o the_o gospel_n he_o bid_v his_o soul_n take_v ease_n he_o have_v good_n lay_v up_o for_o many_o year_n yet_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v joy_n and_o laughter_n it_o shall_v be_v as_o the_o crackel_a of_o thorn_n under_o a_o pot_n this_o also_o be_v vanity_n chap._n 7._o vers_fw-la 6._o so_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o world_n man_n and_o beast_n die_v alike_o chap._n 3._o vers_fw-la 19_o 20._o for_o that_o which_o befall_v the_o son_n of_o man_n befall_v beast_n even_o one_o thing_n befall_v they_o as_o the_o one_o die_v so_o die_v the_o other_o all_o go_v unto_o one_o place_n all_o be_v of_o the_o dust_n and_o all_o return_n to_o dust_n again_o so_o chap._n 2_o vert_fw-fr 16._o the_o wise_a man_n and_o the_o fool_n die_v both_o alike_o thus_o the_o wise_a man_n have_v give_v in_o his_o experimental_a testimony_n to_o this_o truth_n both_o in_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o man_n for_o further_a proof_n let_v we_o look_v upon_o job_n both_o in_o his_o full_a and_o his_o empty_a condition_n they_o be_v both_o under_o the_o sun_n and_o therefore_o a_o certainty_n in_o neither_o he_o that_o have_v so_o much_o of_o every_o thing_n in_o a_o few_o moment_n have_v nothing_o but_o his_o body_n full_a of_o sore_n and_o a_o potsherd_a to_o scrape_v they_o with_o and_o this_o low_a condition_n have_v the_o uncertainty_n of_o the_o world_n in_o it_o for_o that_o pass_v away_o and_o his_o latter_a end_n be_v great_a than_o his_o beginning_n i_o cite_v it_o only_o to_o this_o purpose_n to_o demonstrate_v the_o vanity_n of_o all_o outward_a condition_n under_o the_o sun_n whether_o they_o be_v full_a or_o empty_a ionas_n have_v pleasure_n in_o the_o gourd_n but_o it_o be_v short-lived_a pleasure_n for_o in_o one_o night_n the_o gourd_n wither_v and_o his_o pleasure_n turn_v into_o anger_n this_o gourd_n be_v a_o true_a emblem_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n the_o momentary_a delight_n they_o give_v produce_v nothing_o else_o but_o anger_n at_o their_o part_n ionas_n say_v he_o do_v well_o to_o be_v angry_a so_o do_v every_o poor_a creature_n when_o the_o world_n wither_v and_o die_v like_o itself_o say_v it_o do_v well_o to_o be_v angry_a with_o god_n because_o itself_o be_v no_o wise_a then_o to_o think_v the_o ground_n will_v last_v always_o this_o be_v the_o world_n and_o this_o be_v vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n the_o israelite_n in_o the_o wilderness_n which_o be_v saint_n in_o the_o world_n find_v vanity_n in_o every_o step_n they_o take_v their_o quail_n and_o manna_n have_v vanity_n in_o they_o nay_o the_o flesh_n they_o carry_v about_o have_v vanity_n in_o it_o your_o father_n say_v christ_n john_n 6.58_o do_v cate_z manna_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o be_v dead_a the_o world_n have_v vanity_n enough_o in_o its_o own_o womb_n to_o eat_v up_o all_o its_o fullness_n witness_n joseph'e_v storehouse_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o seven_o year_n famine_n there_o be_v a_o time_n for_o the_o lean_a cattle_n to_o devour_v the_o fat_a the_o flourish_a world_n have_v a_o grave_n in_o itself_o to_o sepulchre_n itself_o in_o though_o here_o be_v enough_o to_o prove_v this_o truth_n yet_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o add_v our_o own_o experience_n let_v health_n speak_v for_o sickness_n and_o sickness_n for_o health_n the_o strong_a man_n for_o the_o weak_a and_o the_o weak_a man_n for_o the_o strong_a when_o they_o have_v change_v each_o other_o condition_n sickness_n tell_v health_n thus_o i_o think_v when_o i_o be_v sick_a that_o if_o i_o can_v but_o be_v in_o health_n as_o you_o be_v it_o will_v have_v be_v a_o gourd_n that_o i_o shall_v have_v have_v content_a in_o but_o when_o i_o have_v it_o i_o find_v it_o wither_v &_o then_o i_o say_v i_o do_v well_o to_o be_v angry_a health_n tell_v sickness_n i_o think_v i_o shall_v never_o have_v be_v in_o your_o condition_n but_o now_o i_o find_v there_o be_v vanity_n in_o my_o health_n because_o it_o wither_v the_o strong_a man_n tele_o the_o weak_a i_o think_v my_o strength_n have_v be_v my_o own_o and_o i_o can_v have_v keep_v it_o but_o now_o i_o be_o weak_a as_o you_o be_v i_o find_v i_o be_v vain_a in_o my_o thought_n and_o my_o strength_n be_v vanity_n so_o
say_v the_o weak_a man_n to_o the_o strong_a i_o think_v if_o i_o can_v have_v stand_v upon_o your_o leg_n i_o may_v have_v stand_v strong_o but_o now_o i_o find_v that_o strength_n be_v weakness_n and_o the_o worm_n of_o vanity_n be_v at_o the_o root_n of_o that_o tree_n which_o know_v it_o till_o it_o die_v ask_v the_o rich_a man_n if_o a_o pillow_n stuff_v with_o gold_n can_v make_v he_o sleep_v nay_o do_v not_o his_o bag_n of_o gold_n keep_v he_o awake_v ask_v the_o great_a man_n whether_o all_o his_o greatness_n can_v satisfy_v his_o spirit_n nay_o be_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o haman_n there_o which_o be_v restless_a if_o mordecay_n bow_v not_o his_o knee_n ask_v he_o that_o have_v conquer_v all_o the_o world_n what_o he_o wantt_fw-mi and_o he_o will_v tell_v you_o he_o want_v more_o world_n to_o conquer_v after_o ask_v let_v we_o come_v to_o offering_n set_v dainty_a and_o delicious_a food_n in_o the_o abundance_n of_o it_o before_o a_o ficke_n and_o a_o lose_a stomach_n and_o bid_v it_o eat_v to_o satisfy_v he_o will_v tell_v you_o he_o be_v best_o satisfy_v for_o in_o stead_n of_o love_a he_o loathe_v it_o then_o set_v it_o before_o a_o strong_a and_o healthy_a stomach_n and_o bid_v he_o eat_v and_o be_v satisfy_v he_o eat_v to_o satisfy_v till_o he_o destroy_v both_o health_n and_o stomach_n so_o that_o he_o which_o eat_v not_o be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o emptiness_n nor_o he_o which_o do_v eat_v make_v glad_a by_o his_o fullness_n for_o both_o condition_n be_v under_o the_o sun_n and_o there_o be_v vanity_n in_o they_o man_n live_v not_o by_o bread_n alone_o nor_o by_o any_o thing_n below_o god_n for_o all_o thing_n under_o the_o sun_n be_v vanity_n offer_v a_o man_n that_o gasp_v for_o breath_n goodly_a building_n and_o glorious_a apparel_n no_o say_v he_o my_o coffin_n and_o my_o winding-sheet_n be_v of_o near_a relation_n to_o my_o conduion_n they_o must_v be_v my_o apparel_n and_o my_o dwell_n your_o offer_n be_v vanity_n i_o now_o find_v the_o 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