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…

Reason 6. The vanity of this wisdom falling short of Christ and his grace; which is true wisdom, 1 Cor. 1.21.

Reason 6. The vanity of this wisedome falling short of Christ and his grace; which is true wisedome, 1 Cor. 1.21.

Use 1. To reprove a foolish conceit of ignorant people, that think Ministers and Scholars eat the bread of idleness, come easily by their living. No calling more wasteth and grieveth him that is occupied therein, then theirs doth. The Ploughman's employment is a pastime to theirs; his labour strengtheneth his body, but theirs wasteth body and spirit; whence it is the one so long a time outliveth the other.

Ʋse 1. To reprove a foolish conceit of ignorant people, that think Ministers and Schollers eat the bread of idleness, come easily by their living. No calling more wasteth and grieveth him that is occupied therein, then theirs doth. The Ploughmans employment is a pastime to theirs; his labour strengthneth his body, but theirs wasteth body and spirit; whence it is the one so long a time outliveth the other.

Use 2. To teach men to bear the more with Scholars and Wisemen's weakness and morosity: they are incident to their callings.

Ʋse 2. To teach men to beare the more with Schollers and Wisemens weakness and morositie: they are incident to their callings.