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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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1Let this place therefore serve for a place of exhortation or consolation for the impatient man, inserted and set in the middle of the rehearsal of vain desires and devises. For in this life the hart of man findeth nothing but offences, and impatience specially those that are good men, because as he said before: He that joineth knowledge to him self, joineth to labour. He that heareth and seeth many things, hath occasion to take much indignation, and sorrow, Because he seeth and findeth that it vexeth his hart. Look upon Timon who did degenerate into a beast, and became a man-hater, and enemy of mankind, after he perceived he had nothing but envy and persecution, for the great ⟨p. 106⟩benefits he bestowed upon his country men. The like might happen again to an other, seeing of all his labour and travel, he reapeth naught but unkindness. For his heart may be so broken, that he he will leave of and travel no more.
1Let this place therfore serue for a place of exhortation or consolatiō for the impatient man, inserted and set in the mydle of the rehersall of vaine desyres and deuises. For in this life the hart of man findeth nothing but offences, and impatiencie specially those that are good men, because as he sayd before: He that ioyneth knoledge to him selfe, ioyneth to labour. He that heareth and séeth many thinges, hath occasion to take much indignation, and sorrow, Because he séeth and findeth that it vexeth his hart. Looke vpō Timon who did degenerate into a beast, and became a manhater, and enemye of mankinde, after he perceaued he had nothing but enuye and persecution, for the greate ⟨p. 106⟩benefites he bestowed vpon his countrye men. The lyke might happen againe to an other, séeing of all his labour and trauell, he reapeth naught but vnkindenes. For his harte may be so broken, that he he will leaue of and trauell no more.
- 1An exhortation to patience.