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

Use well the time of prosperity, and remember the day of misfortune. For God hath made this as well as that, so that man can find nothing after him.

Vse well the tyme of prosperitie, and remember the day of misfortune. For God hath made this as well as that, so that man can finde nothing after hym.

This is the other part of his sentence. ⟨image 123⟩Thus shalt thou do:¹ If thou have wealth, be merry, and use it as thou hast it: Lay thy cares aside and thy devises, moderate thine affections. Let God be thy wisdom, commit unto him both things past and things to come: And so rejoice presently, that thou also remember adversity. That is, so frame thy self, that thou mayst also be sad. Enjoy the things present, but so as thou put not thy confidence in them, that they shall alway endure. Be not careless, always looking on prosperity, but prepared also for adversity, bearing a steadfast mind and an upright between both states. Thus he putteth away the affection and affiance of fools, which are drowned in joys present, as though they would always continue. We must so joy, that we be not drowned therein, but keep a part of our hart for God, wherewith we may also suffer adversity. So shall it come to pass, that mischiefs foreseen, shall less disquiet us.

THis is the other part of his sentence. ⟨image 123⟩Thus shalt thou doe:¹ If yu haue wealth, be meary, and vse it as thou hast it: Lay thy cares aside and thy deuises, moderate thine affections. Let God be thy wisedome, commit vnto hym bothe thinges past and thinges to come: And so reioyce presētly, that thou also remember aduersitie. That is, so frame thy selfe, yt thou mayst also be sad. Enioy the things present, but so as thou put not thy confidēce in them, that they shall alway indure. Be not careles, alwayes looking on prosperity, but prepared also for aduersitie, bearing a stedfast mynde and an vpryght betweene both states. Thus he putteth away the affection and affiaunce of fooles, which are drowned in ioyes present, as though they woulde alwayes continue. We must so ioy, that we be not drowned therein, but kéepe a parte of our hart for God, wherewith we may also suffer aduersitie. So shall it come to passe, that mischiefes forséene, shal lesse disquiet vs.