A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolvedA Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved

Solomon, upon the review of his Life, the Honours, Pleasures, Wealth, and Wisdom, he had so abundantly enjoyed, the many observations he had made of things, natural, moral, domestical, civil, sensual, and divine; the curious, critical enquiries he had made after true Happiness, and what contribution all things under the Sun afford towards it, at last demonstrates the utter insufficiency of all things merely worldly to make us happy. In the first six Chapters of this Book, he shows wherein Happiness doth not consist, confuting the vain Opinions of all sorts of irreligious Persons; and in the six last Chapters, he shows wherein it doth consist, rectifying the Judgment of all those that seek after it.

Solomon, upon the review of his Life, the Honours, Pleasures, Wealth, and Wisdom, he had so abundantly enjoyed, the many observations he had made of things, natural, moral, domestical, civil, sensual, and divine; the curious, critical enquiries he had made after true Happiness, and what contribution all things under the Sun afford towards it, at last demonstrates the utter insufficiency of all things meerly worldly to make us happy. In the first six Chapters of this Book, he shews wherein Happiness doth not consist, confuting the vain Opinions of all sorts of irreligious Persons; and in the six last Chapters, he shews wherein it doth consist, rectifying the Judgment of all those that seek after it.

In this Chapter is continued a further description of the vanity ⟨p. 2⟩of Riches, and Honours, and Children, and long Life, &c. And in these two last verses he takes up a general Conclusion of all the precedent Vanities; Since there are so many things that increase vanity, what is man the better for all of them? Considering our ignorance, we do not know what is best for our selves; many and great things do but distract us, and if we did know, and could obtain what is good for us, we can enjoy these things but a little while, and what will come to pass hereafter, we know not: To make every Condition as easy as 'tis possible, I shall endeavour to discuss this Question: