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Last of all (because this is not the point I intend to stand upon,)¹ if all things under the Sun be subject to vanity, ²even those that seem to be least subject unto it, then let us labour to have our hearts weaned from the world, and whatsoever is in the world, to make it our whole business to fear God and keep his Commandments. You know that is the main use that the wise man makes of this whole book; it is all but an explication of the particular vanities which he found under the Sun, and the use that the makes of it, is this, therefore, saith he, the whole duty of man is to fear God and keep his Commandments. My beloved, I beseech you mark that expression: for therein we are exceeding apt to deceive our selves; A man is content to do some thing, that tends to Gods worship, and to the Salvation of his Soul, but to make it his whole work, to have all the water to run in that channel, to have his mind altogether intent upon it, he is not willing to do so; but he joins other things with it, because there is a secret leaning of the heart, and an unweaned lingering after some other vanity. It is certain, that when the heart is weaned from all things under the Sun, a man will make it then his whole business to fear God and keep his Commandments, but because the heart is false in this, it hath some thing else that it is set upon. Some men think that wisdom & knowledge, increase of Skill in ⟨p. 79⟩such a particular Science Trade and profession, that that is not subject to vanity, & so it may be his heart is set upon that; & this is enough to keep a man from making it his whole duty, to •eare God and keep his commandments.

Last of all (because this is not the point I intend to stand vpon,)¹ if all things vnder the Sun be subject to vanitie, ²even those that seeme to be least subject vnto it, then let vs labour to haue our hearts weaned from the world, and whatsoeuer is in the world, to make it our whole busines to feare God and keepe his Commandements. You know that is the maine vse that the wise man makes of this whole booke; it is all but an explication of the particular vanuties which hee found vnder the Sun, and the vse that the makes of it, is this, therefore, saith he, the whole dutie of man is to feare God and keepe his Commandements. My beloved, I beseech you marke that expression: for therein we are exceeding apt to deceiue our selues; A man is content to doe some thing, that tends to Gods worship, and to the Saluation of his Soule, but to make it his whole worke, to haue all the water to runne in that chanell, to haue his mind altogether intent vpon it, he is not willing to doe so; but hee joynes other things with it, because there is a secret leaning of the heart, and an vnweaned lingering after some other vanitie. It is certaine, that when the heart is weaned from all things vndor the Sun, a man will make it then his whole busines to feare God and keepe his Commandements, but because the heart is false in this, it hath some thing else that it is set vpon. Some men thinke that wisedome & knowledge, increase of Skill in