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But now all earthly portions cannot make a man truly happy and blessed; a Crown, a Kingdom cannot, ¹for Saul and other Princes have found it so; Honours cannot, for Haman and others have found it so; A high and noble birth cannot, for Absalom, Ammon, and others have found it so; Riches cannot, for the rich fool in the Gospel and many thousand others have found it so; Large Dominions, and great commands cannot, for Ahasuerus, ⟨p. 43⟩Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, and others have found it so; Policy cannot, for Ahithophel and other great Counsellors have found it so; Glorious apparel and delicate fare cannot, for Dives and others have found it so; Applause and credit among the people cannot, for Herod and others have found it so; Learning and great gifts cannot, for the Scribes, Pharisees, and many others have found it so: no earthly thing nor earthly creature can give happiness and blessedness to man; Non dat quod non habet, Nothing can give what it hath not. If the Conduit hath no water, it can give no water; if the Sun hath no light, it can give no light; if the Physician hath no remedy, he can give no remedy, &c.

But now all earthly portions cannot make a man truly happy and blessed; a Crown, a Kingdome cannot, ¹for Saul and other Princes have found it so; Honours cannot, for Haman and others have found it so; A high and noble birth cannot, for Absalom, Ammon, and others have found it so; Riches cannot, for the rich fool in the Gospel and many thousand others have found it so; Large Dominions, and great commands cannot, for Ahasuerus, ⟨p. 43⟩Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, and others have found it so; Policy cannot, for Achitophel and other great Counsellors have found it so; Glorious apparel and delicate fare cannot, for Dives and others have found it so; Applause and credit among the people cannot, for Herod and others have found it so; Learning and great gifts cannot, for the Scribes, Pharises, and many others have found it so: no earthly thing nor earthly creature can give happiness and blessedness to man; Non dat quod non habet, Nothing can give what it hath not. If the Conduit hath no water, it can give no water; if the Sun hath no light, it can give no light; if the Physician hath no remedy, he can give no remedy, &c.