A brief exposition with practical observations upon the whole book of Ecclesiastes by that…A briefe exposition with practicall observations upon the whole book of Ecclesiastes by that…

Doct. 1. It is not good to set a mans heart upon all mens speeches of him, no not upon the hard and sleight speeches of his own servants against him, to wit, First, In case men speak vanity, to wit, 1, Out of a vanity of mind, not upon any grounded cause or just occasion, Psal. 12.2. & 144.8. 2. Unto vanity words, that are not likely to weaken a man in his calling, 1 Cor. 4.3. else Paul stirred, if his calling suffered, 2 Cor. 10.10, 11. Secondly, In case the words be spoken by men whose tongues are their own, when a man can have no means to restrain, Psal. 38.12, 13, 14. Thirdly, In case of apparent evidence of our Innocency to the contrary, Job 31.35, 36, 27. Fourthly, In time of public or private, special and weighty; A vocation another way, by Humiliation, 2 Sam. 16.10, 11. and by Rejoicing, 2 Sam. 19.22. Otherwise it is meet in due time to take notice of any grounded and serious speech, that may tend to the prejudice of our calling: and thereby to be stirred up, First, To search our hearts and ways, to see if we have not done the same or the like evil. Secondly, To clear our selves if innocent: to repent and amend if guilty.

Doct. 1. It is not good to set a mans heart upon all mens speeches of him, no not upon the hard and sleight speeches of his own servants against him, to wit, First, In case men speake vanity, to wit, 1, Out of a vanity of minde, not upon any grounded cause or just occasion, Psal. 12.2. & 144.8. 2. Unto vanity words, that are not likely to weaken a man in his calling,