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Solomon seemeth in this book to fray men from intermeddling with worldly affairs:¹ wherewith he hath as much need again to exhort them to be doing. As we while we preach faith, do utterly dehort men from working, to set forth the true Sabbath. Again, when faith is once plan •ed, we must labour to show Christians how busy they must be to do well to their neighbours, and how in this behalf they must keep no Sabbath, but must be zealous in doing good works, fervent in charity toward their neighbours, and keep the Sabbath only before God. So Solomon teacheth us in this place, to do nothing after our counsels and devise, but all things according to the word of ⟨image 139⟩God. And thus he is occupied as it were through half the chapter.

SAlomon séemeth in this booke to fray men from intermedling with worldly affayres:¹ wherewith he hath as much néede agayne to exhort them to be doing. As we while we preach faith, doe vtterly dehort men from working, to set forth the true Sabboth. Againe, whē faith is once plā •ed, we must labour to shewe Christians how busie they must be to doe well to their neighbours, and how in this behalf they must keepe no Sabboth, but must be zelous in doing good workes, seruent in charitie toward their neighbours, and kéepe the Sabboth onely before God. So Salomō teacheth vs in this place, to doe nothing after our counselles and deuise, but all thinges according to the worde of