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

This is an egregious mocking of Covetousness. Horace saith: Thou lyest gaping & sleeping over thy bags round about thee, and art compelled to spare them as though they were some religious stuff, and hast none other joy in them, but as in certain painted Tables. The same saith also: Amongst all thy hoards and heaps of riches, a very beggar. The same saying hath Solomon: A Covetous man hath none other commodity, but to behold his florins, as I behold a painted table, any thing more he hath not. A covetous man can not use his money to that end it was ordained, namely to eat, drink and clothe himself, and to serve other mens turns with the rest. For to this end groweth wine, corn, gold, and silver, that we should thus use it. But the flesh careth not, but followeth her own desires. Wherefore this followeth ⟨image 90⟩of it, that he leadeth a miserable life, without rest or quiet.

THis is an egregious mocking of Couetousnes. Horace sayth: Thou lyest gaping & sleping ouer thy bagges rounde about thee, and art compelled to spare thē as though they were some religious stuffe, and hast none other ioye in them, but as in certen paynted Tables. The same sayth also: Amonges all thy hourds and heapes of riches, a very begger. The same saying hath Salomon: A Couetous man hath none other commoditie, but to behold his florens, as I behold a paynted table, any thing more he hath not. A couetous mā can not vse his mony to that ende it was ordayned, namely to eate, drinke and clothe himselfe, and to serue other mens turnes with the rest. For to this ende groweth wyne, corne, golde, and siluer, yt we should thus vse it. But the fleshe careth not, but foloweth her owne desires. Wherefore this followeth