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

¶ Remember thy Creator now in thine youth, before the evil days come, & the years approach: where in thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.

¶ Remember thy Creator now in thine youth, before the euell dayes come, & the yeares approch: where in thou shalt say, I haue no pleasure in them.

All these things say I unto thee,¹ because I would have thee free from all youthly affections, that thou mayst fear God, and use those things which he giveth thee, Before the evil days come, that is, before thou wax old. For age of it self is a sickness, although it have none other disease beside. For old men lose the strength of mind and body both. He describeth age by many words and figures, and how age hath nothing but evil days, and is unprofitable to be entangled ⟨image 184⟩with busyness.

ALl these thinges say I vnto thée,¹ because I would haue thée free from all youthly affections, that thou mayst feare God, and vse those thinges which he geueth thée, Before the euell dayes come, that is, before thou waxe olde. For age of it selfe is a sicknes, although it haue none other dysease besyde. For olde men lose the strength of mynde and body both. He describeth age by many wordes and fygures, and how age hath nothing but euell dayes, and is vnprofitable to be entangled ⟨image 184⟩with busynes.