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

As thou knowest not which is the way of the Spirits, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with Child: So thou knowest not the word of God that worketh all.

As thou knowest not which is the waye of the Spirites, nor how the bones doe growe in the wombe of her that is with Childe: So thou knowest not the worde of God that worketh all.

Solomon useth this copiousness of exhortation,¹ to awake and stir up our slothfulness: Even (saith he) as thou knowest not the way of the wind, and how the bones are joined together &c: even so thou knowest not the work that God doth every where or in all men. Thou knowest not what God will determine of thy self, or of any other, whether thou shalt live or dye to morrow, whether thou shalt be sick, or have any other mishap. If God would have prolonged our life and our days, so that we might have known how long, we would have been the worst Creatures on the earth. But now know we not whether we shall live one hour, and yet we will not cease our evil doing. This similitude Christ useth in the third of Saint John: Thou hearest the blowing of ⟨image 179⟩the wind, and yet thou knowest not whence it cometh, nor whether it will, and no more knowest thou whether thou shalt go. As therefore thou feelest the wind present, so use thou thy present goods.

SAlomon vseth this copiousnes of exhortation,¹ to awake and styrre vp our slouthfulnes: Euen (sayth he) as thou knowest not the waye of the winde, and how the bones are ioyned together &c: euen so thou knowest not the worke that God doth euery where or in all mē. Thou knowest not what God will determine of thy selfe, or of any other, whether thou shalt lyue or dye to morrowe, whether thou shalt be sicke, or haue any other myshapp. If God would haue prolonged our lyfe and our dayes, so that we might haue knowē how long, we woulde haue beene the woorst Creatures on the earth. But now know we not whether we shall lyue one hower, and yet we wil not cease our euill doing. This similitude Christ vseth in the thirde of Saynte Iohn: Thou hearest the blowing of