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…

In these two verses, he setteth forth the same inquisition by the effect it wrought in him; The giving of his heart to declare all this, to wit, that followeth, viz. to declare four observations, which he had found out touching this matter. First, That the righteous and the wise, and their works are in the hand of God: verse 1. Secondly, That no man can know the love or hatred of God to themselves or others, by any outward events, verse 1. or by all that is before them before their eyes obvious to them. Thirdly, That all things come alike to all sorts of all; which he expresseth by a distribution of the subject, verse 2. To the righteous and to the wicked, To the good and to the unclean, To him that sacrificeth and that sacrificeth not, To the good and to the sinner, To him that sweareth and to him that feareth an oath. Fourthly, That this is an evil among all things done under the Sun, verse 3.

In these two verses, he setteth forth the same inquisition by the effect it wrought in him; The giving of his heart to declare all this, to wit, that followeth, viz. to declare four observations, which he had found out touching this matter. First, That the righteous and the wise, and their workes are in the hand of God: verse 1. Secondly, That no man can know the love or hatred of God to themselves or others, by any outward events, verse 1. or by all that is before them before their eyes obvious to them. Thirdly, That all things come alike to all sorts of all; which he expresseth by a distribution of the subject, verse 2. To the righteous and to the wicked, To the good and to the uncleane, To him that sacrificeth and that sacrificeth not, To the good and to the sinner, To him that sweareth and to him that feareth an oath. Fourthly, That this is an evil among all things done under the Sun, verse 3.

Doctr. 1: That which a man giveth his heart to seek and to find of all the ways of God, so far as he hath found it, he should also give his heart to declare it. Solomon told us in verse 16. of the former Chapter, he set his heart, with much labour to seek the reason, and wisdom and counsel of God, in the promiscuous events that befall the sons of men; that which he sought he found not: but what upon search he did find, he here telleth us he set his heart upon it to declare it,