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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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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.
¶ Be not thou too wicked. &c.
This is the other part of the conclusion. See ye as thou art not too just, so ⟨image 126⟩[…] ⟨p. 123⟩[…] ⟨image 127⟩thou also be not to wicked,1 that is that thou contemn and neglect not all government given thee in charge, and that thou suffer not all things to run to havoc. It is good to dissemble some things, but not to neglect all things. If thy wisdom proceed not, thou must not therefore rage in Ire and desire of revenge. Again, give not thy self to Idleness, as one that careth not which end go forward. Do not like the wicked servant, that hid his talent in the ground, and would not put it to usance. See thou be just, & other with thee, set forward Godliness, and continue so doing, howsoever things fall out. Why so? least thou perish, and dye not in thy time. For it is to be feared least thy Lord come, and call thee to judgement, as he did the rich mans soul, in a night when he least thought of it.
THis is the other parte of the conclusion. Sée ye as thou art not too iust, so ⟨image 126⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 123⟩〈…〉 ⟨image 127⟩thou also be not to wicked,1 that is that thou cōtemne and neglect not all gouernment geuen thee in charge, and that thou suffer not all things to runne to hauock. It is good to dissemble some thinges, but not to neglect all thinges. If thy wysedome procéede not, thou must not therefore rage in Ire and desyre of reuenge. Againe, giue not thy selfe to Idlenes, as one that careth not which ende goe forwarde. Doo not lyke the wicked seruaūt, that hid his tallent in the grounde, and would not put it to vsaunce. Sée thou bée iust, & other with thée, set forward Godlynes, and continewe so doing, howsoeuer thinges fall out. Why so? least thou perish, and dye not in thy tyme. For it is to be feared least thy Lorde come, and call thée to iudgement, as he did the rich mans sowle, in a night when he least thought of it.