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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Lo all this was but vanity, and vexation of mind.
Loe all this was but vanitie, and vexation of mynde.
IS not this a great vanity, for a king that hath such abundance of goods, ⟨image 39⟩and plenty of all things, and can not yet enjoy any one thing of so many according to his own devise.1 And if he chance to enjoy any of them, yet it is but by stealth. So unable we are to govern, or comprehend things after our own desire. Let every man therefore freely enjoy the things present even as God sendeth them. Let him suffer them to be taken away, and to be given him, to go & to come, according to the Lords pleasure, when it is good. Let him think It may again turn to evil, and contrariwise, that he wallow not and be drowned in pleasures, as the wicked use &c.
IS not this a great vanitie, for a kyng that hath such abundaunce of goodes, ⟨image 39⟩and plenty of all things, and can not yet enioye any one thing of so many according to his owne deuise.1 And if he chaūce to enioye any of them, yet it is but by stealth. So vnable we are to gouerne, or comprehend thinges after our owne desire. Let euery man therfore fréely enioy the thinges present euen as God sendeth them. Let him suffer them to be taken away, and to be giuen him, to goe & to come, according to the Lordes pleasure, when it is good. Let him thinke It may agayne turne to euill, and contrarywise, that hee wallow not and bee drowned in pleasures, as the wicked vse &c.