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…

Eccles. 12.2. to 7. 2 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars be not darkened, nor the clouds return not after the rain: 3 In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease, because they are few, and those that look out of the window be darkened: 4 And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, an he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low. 5 Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fear shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets. 6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the Pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.

Eccles. 12.2. to 7. 2 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars be not darkened, nor the clouds return not after the rain: 3 In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease, because they are few, and those that look out of the window be darkened: 4 And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, ane he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low. 5 Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and feare shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grashopper shall be a burden, and desire shall faile: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets. 6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the Pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheele broken at the cistern.

Solomon having styled old age an evil and unpleasant time, v. 1. he now proceedeth to describe more particularly the decays and infirmities of nature in old men, which make their days evil and unpleasant; which are of three sorts: First some such as befall the former part of old age, whilst as yet they are able to go abroad, verse 2. to part of the fifth. Secondly, some of decrepit old age, when death is very near approaching, and themselves drawing