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

¹This thing the heart of man goeth about to search when it seeth the unkindness of the world, It is worse then ever it was before. Say not thou so, for this is no wise question or demand. Thus use old men to say: When I was a boy, all things were better then they be now, as saith the Poet: A praiser of the time passed. But Solomon saith it is false. It went not well to work. For the reason why thou diddest not see it, nor perceive it before now is, for that as our years increase, so experience of things, and occasions of anger increase. For a child careth not, nor is not envied, though one man deceive an other or kill an other &c. but holdeth on his play, rideth up and down, hunteth and thinketh it a great fault, for one to steal an others ⟨p. 118⟩ball or bowl away, then he is angry. But when he cometh to keep house, there he findeth grief, untrustiness of his servants, their if his horse break his leg, and his ox be not well fatted, he is angry in deed.

¹THis thing the harte of man goeth about to searche when it séeth the vnkindnes of the worlde, It is worse then euer it was before. Say not thou so, for this is no wise question or demaunde. Thus vse olde men to say: When I was a boye, all thinges were better then they be now, as sayth the Poet: A prayser of the tyme passed. But Salomō saith it is false. It went not well to worke. For ye reason why thou dyddest not sée it, nor perceaue it before now is, for that as our yeares increase, so experience of thinges, and occasions of anger increase. For a chylde careth not, nor is not enuyed, though one man deceaue an other or kill an other &c. but holdeth on his playe, rideth vp and downe, hunteth and thinketh it a great fault, for one to steale an others