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6 that appears for a little time, and the vaniſheth away. Pſal cxliv 4 Man is like to vanity his days are as a ſhadow that paſſeth. away; either as the ſhadow of a cloud carried with a voilent wind paſſeth our view in an inſtant that quickly eclineth, till ſat from our horizon I Peter I 24 All fleſh is as the graſs, and all thy iory of man as the flower of the graſs &c Man's life is as the graſs liable to a thouſand accidents, a richer either by the ſcorching beams of the ſun or a blaſting wind or to be cut down or trampled under the foot of man or beaſt: And as in a pleaſant meadow there are many ſorts of graſs, flowers of various forms figures and colours white yellow red and blue, &c which by the ſame fate fail together before the ſharp ſcythe, ſo men of all qualities, complexions and ſtatures are promiſcuouſly like ſubject to death's deſtruction Job xxxiv 18 19 God excepteth not the paron o prince not regardeth the rich more than the poor in a moment ſhall they die Joo xxi 13 In a moment they go down to the grave (e in a very the force of time doth their breath vaporate a vaniſh Pſal xxxix 5 Behold thou haſt made my days an an handbreadth & mine age is as nothing for the very every man at his beſt eſtate is altogether vanity: After this ſimilitude of our pain frail life to ho-