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

Even as he came naked out of his mothers belly, so shall he return naked again as he came, and shall bear away nothing of his labour. This is a vain and miserable thing that in all points as they came ⟨p. 92⟩they shall go again: & what profit hath he, that he hath travelled for the wind?

Euen as he came naked out of his mothers belly, so shall he returne naked againe as he came, and shall beare away nothing of his labour. This is a vaine and miserable thing that in all pointes as they came ⟨p. 92⟩they shall goe againe: & what profite hath he, that he hath trauelled for the wynde?

This also is in Job. the first chapter:¹ Naked I came out of my mothers womb. &c. Again in Paul 1. Tim. 6. We brought nothing (saith he) into the world, neither shall we carry any thing out of the world. The richest man in the world, can glory in no more, but that he hath eaten and drunken of his goods while he lived. &c. Since therefore we carry nothing with us, let us bestow it on other, and use our riches, as we use running water and the air. Let him think thus: As when I dye I shall leave my riches, even so shall I do while I am living. Why then should I so carefully gather goods, since I shall have but a morsel of them my self. The water I use thus, I wash me therewith, so do other. Look what we do not need, the same do we suffer to pass by us. So use I fire and the air. And so ought we to use riches, as Stewards and bestowers of them only.