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An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowedAn exposition of Salomons booke called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seene and allowed
An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowed.An exposition of Salomons booke called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seene and allowed.
London: printed by John Daye, 1573London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1573
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And whatsoever mine eyes desired, I let them have it.
And whatsoeuer myne eyes desired, I let them haue it.
1That is to say, I went yet farther, and thought to enjoy all the things. I ⟨p. 37⟩had prepared, but I was not permitted. I meant to make this my portion in this life, but God would not suffer me to order these pleasures after mine own devise, he always put many stumbling blocks in my way. When I would have enjoyed my desires, my gardens, the affairs of the kingdom called me back, I was fain to sit down and give sentence according to law and right, I had matters in suite to arbitrement, and to determine and take up &c. Thus I was not able to take my pastime as I desired. This same very thing happeneth in our Princes, that when they purpose to take their delights, some heavy occurrence falleth out that disturbeth their joy, and causeth them to sorrow. Thus doth God always, to stop and hinder our devises and appointments. He giveth us enough to use and make merry with, but he will therewith have us to keep his Creatures purely and sincerely in their own liberty.
1THat is to say, I went yet farther, and thought to enioye all the thinges. I ⟨p. 37⟩had prepared, but I was not permitted. I ment to make this my portion in this life, but God would not suffer me to order these pleasures after mine owne deuise, hee alwayes put many stumbling blockes in my way. Whē I would haue enioyed my desires, my gardens, the affaires of the kingdome called me backe, I was faine to sit downe and giue sentence accordyng to law and right, I had matters in suite to arbitrement, and to determine and take vp &c. Thus I was not able to take my pastime as I desired. This same very thing happeneth in our Princes, that when they purpose to take their delightes, some heauy occurrēce falleth out that disturbeth their ioy, and causeth them to sorrow. Thus doth God alwayes, to stoppe and hinder our deuises and appointementes. He giueth vs inough to vse and make mery with, but hee will therewith haue vs to kéepe his Creatures purely and sincerely in their owne libertie.