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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Cast thy bread upon the waters, for after many days thou shalt find it.
Cast thy breade vpon the waters, for after many dayes thou shalt finde it.
This again is an Hebrew phrase, as ⟨image 176⟩Solomon aboundeth in such figures.1 This is it he would say: Be liberal to every man while thou mayst, use thy riches every where, by pleasuring every man. And he joineth a promise thereto: For if thou live long, thou shalt receive an hum dread fold. So in his proverbs: He that hath pity on the poor, lendeth unto the Lord. So Christ also: Give and it shall be given unto you. And Paul: God loveth a cheerful giver. He that will be a beggar, let him give nothing to other men. He saith therefore, Cast thy bread, that is, distribute & deal of that living which God hath given thee: upon the waters, that is, give bountifully, and with a single eye, although it seem to thee thine alms perish, and thy bread be thrown in the water. For Solomon useth a metaphor, whereby he signifieth that thou being a man shouldst feed and nourish man.
THis agayne is an Hebrew phrase, as ⟨image 176⟩Salomō aboundeth in such figures.1 This is it he would say: Be liberall to euery man while thou mayst, vse thy riches euery where, by pleasuring euery man. And he ioyneth a promise thereto: For if thou liue long, thou shalt receaue an hū dred folde. So in his prouerbes: He that hath pitie on the poore, lendeth vnto the Lord. So Christ also: Geue and it shall be geuen vnto you. And Paule: God loueth a chearefull geuer. He yt will be a begger, let him geue nothing to other men. He sayth therefore, Cast thy bread, that is, distribute & deale of that liuing which God hath geuen thée: vpon the waters, that is, geue boūtifully, and with a single eye, although it séeme to thée thine almes perish, and thy bread be throwen in the water. For Salomon vseth a metaphore, whereby he signifieth that thou being a man shouldst féede and nourishe man.