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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.
For this is his portion. &c.
That is, the same is all that he hath of it. For he remembereth not the days of his life. That is, his hart is not vexed with cares and heaviness, neither of things past, ne yet to come: because God cheereth his hart. &c. Thus hath he joy in his labour, and in the middle of evils entereth into Paradise. But the ungodly and covetous, and as many as after this example use not these worldly goods, begin here to be tormented, and thrown into hell. &c.
THat is, the same is all that he hath of it. For he remembreth not the dayes of his lyfe. That is, his hart is not vexed with cares and heauines, neyther of thinges past, ne yet to come: because God cheareth his hart. &c. Thus hath he ioye in his labour, and in the middle of euils entreth into Paradise. But the vngodly and couetous, and as many as after thys example vse not these worldly goods, beginne here to be tormented, and throwen into hell. &c.