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 exhortation belongeth to the Godly, that fear God, as if he should say. Thou that art Godly, do that thou canst, forasmuch as thou knowest, thy works shall please God. And this is the greatest wisdom that can be, to know that God will be merciful to us and that our works and labours please him: as Paul saith to the Romans the viij. The spirit beareth witness to our spirit, that we are the children of God. For onelesse our hart place and settle it self in the good will and pleasure of God, it can never sweeten the bitterness thereof. The heart remaineth ever bitter unless it be thus filled alway with the good will of God. This place ought to have been enough to have confuted those, which of the words set before, but manifestly translated: Man knoweth not whether he be worthy of love or hatred &c. would go about to make men doubtful and uncertain, of Gods good will, and favour towards them.

¹THis exhortation belongeth to ye Godly, that feare God, as if he shoulde saye. Thou that art Godly, doo that thou canst, forasmuch as thou knowest, thy woorkes shall please God. And this is the greatest wisedome that can be, to knowe that God will be mercifull to vs and that our workes and labours please him: as Paule sayth to the Romaynes the viij. The spirit beareth witnes to our spirit, that we are the children of God. For onelesse our hart place and settle it self in the good will and pleasure of God, it can neuer swéeten the bitternes thereof. The harte remayneth euer bitter vnlesse it be thus filled alway with the good will of God. This place ought to haue béene inough to haue confuted those, which of the wordes set before, but manyfestly translated: Man knoweth not whether he be worthy of loue or hatred &c. would goe about to make men doubtfull and vncertaine, of Gods good will, and fauour towardes them.