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

Then I considered all the works of God, how man can not find out the work that is wrought under the Sun. But the more he laboureth to search it, the less he findeth, yea and although he think himself wise enough, yet he can not find it.

Then I consydered all the workes of God, how man can not fynd out the worke that is wrought vnder the Sun. But the more he laboureth to searche it, the lesse he findeth, yea and although he thinke himself wise inough, yet he can not finde it.

This is Solomons copiousness. The sentence is like to that that went before: Consider the works of God, how no man can make straight that he hath crookened. Even so here. Let no man take upon him to redress and amend all things. For this is the only work of God, and not mans. And impossible it is to bring man to do it which God alone doth. For man looketh not on ⟨p. 144⟩things present, neither is satisfied with them, but looketh only on things to come. Mans heart is filled with diverse desires. But God hath all things bounded and appointed, things present, and things to come.¹ But we are never quiet with things present, nor satisfied with things to come, which is nothing else but to make things present, not present, and things to come, not to come, This thing made the Poets to say, that all things were ruled by destiny, and imagine ye the goddesses called Parcae brake of the web of our life, even when we would fainest live. So Julius Caesar found not, that is, accomplished not his deuyse, he was cut of from his purpose in the middle of his consultation. For as he devised to establish, or rather to restore the Roman public weal he dyed, as he toke the matter in hand. Absalom casting how to compass and get the kingdom, perished most miserably.