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

I communed with mine own hart saying: lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom then all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea my hart had great experience of wisdom & knowledge, for thereunto I applied my mind, that I might ⟨image 28⟩know what were wisdom and understanding, what error and foolishness, and I perceived that this also was but a vexation of mind: for where much wisdom is, there is also great travel and disquietness, and the more knowledge a man hath, the more is his care.

I communed with mine owne hart saying: loe, I am come to great estate, and haue gotten more wisedome then all they that haue been before me in Hierusalem: yea my hart had great experience of wysdome & knowledge, for therunto I applyed my mynde, that I might ⟨image 28⟩know what were wisdome and vnderstanding, what errour and foolishnes, and I perceaued that this also was but a vexation of mynde: for where much wisdome is, there is also great trauell and disquietnes, and the more knowledge a mā hath, the more is his care.

¹These words are even the same almost which he said before. I (saith he) have mused oftentimes, how it cometh to pass, that my devises and enterprises could come no better forward, considering I am a man of such authority, and excel all other in wisdom. &c. For besides that divine wisdom, wherewith God had endued him, he also wonderfully excelled in worldly wisdom and policy, in so much that the order that was among his servants seemed wonderful to the Queen of Arabia.

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