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…

Solomon to restrain children and youth from the vanities of their Age, propounded to them a double Antidote: First, The knowledge of Gods approaching Judgement, whereto he will bring them for all the evils of their youth, Chap. 11. verse 9. whence he inferred two Corollaries; 1. An exhortation to put away youthful passions and lusts. 2. The vanity of childhood and youth, Chap. 11. v 10. Secondly, The remembrance of their Creators in the days of their youth, Chap. 12.1. The copulative And, implieth a connection upon the former, as the Addition of another remedy like the former.

SOlomon to restraine children and youth from the vanities of their Age, propounded to them a double Antidote: First, The knowledge of Gods approaching Judgement, whereto he will bring them for all the evils of their youth, Chap. 11. verse 9. whence he inferred two Corollaries; 1. An exhortation to put away youthful passions and lusts. 2. The vanity of childhood and youth, Chap. 11. v 10. Secondly, The remembrance of their Creators in the dayes of their youth, Chap. 12.1. The copulative And, implyeth a connexion upon the former, as the Addition of another remedy like the former.

Doctr. 1. The remembrance of our Creator in the days of our youth, is a Sovereign remedy against the vanities both of youth and Age. It is a remedy against the vanities of youth before spoken of; and the words following, [Before the evil days come, &c.] argue it is a remedy against the wearisome vanities of old Age, Remember words of sense in the Hebrew Tongue are to be understood with Affection and Action, by reason of the combination and concatenation of all the faculties of the soul in pure nature, like as of links in a chain, draw one and draw all, break one and break ⟨p. 350⟩all, Luke 23.42. 1 Sam. 1.19. Psal. 106, 4, 7