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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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God giveth to the man that is good before him, wisdom, understanding, and gladness. But unto the sinner he giveth weariness and superfluous care, that he may gather and heap together the thing that afterward shall be given unto him, whom it pleaseth God. Wherefore, this also is a vanity and vexation of the mind.
God geueth to the mā that is good before him, wisdome, vnderstanding, and gladnesse. But vnto the sinner he geueth wearines and superfluous care, that he may gather and heape togither the thyng that afterward shalbe geuen vnto hym, whom it pleaseth God. Wherfore, this also is a vanitie and vexation of the mynde.
That it is the gift of God to be content with things present, he proveth. ⟨image 50⟩Because it is given without any merits of ours going before,1 to that man whom God liketh. He divideth the world into godly and ungodly. Unto the godly, beside the gifts that they have like unto others, chiefly prudence and wisdom, is given mirth also, because they be content with things present, they are not troubled with thoughts and desires of the mind as the wicked are. That they have knowledge, and are wise in doing their business. &c. their knowledge is in mirth and peace, but the wicked have trouble and vexation, always gathering together more and more, and never be satisfied. Moreover, although they have wisdom and industry, yet it is so mixed with sorrow, that they are rather a pain to them, so that they can not enjoy their travel, but till the ground and build, and other receive the pleasure and commodity of it. But that the wicked travel in and build, none useth well but the godly. So those things that Princes gather together, are the goods of the godly, because they only use them merrily and with thanks giving, although they have but a little. The wicked have