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…

Now upon comparing of them together, he first preferreth wisdom above folly, by a comparison, 1. Of light-excelling darkness, vers. 13. 2. Of sight excelling blindness: Or of him whose eyes ⟨p. 40⟩are in his head, above him who walketh in darkness. vers. 14.

Now upon comparing of them together, he first preferreth wisdom above folly, by a comparison, 1. Of light-excelling darkness, vers. 13. 2. Of sight excelling blindnesse: Or of him whose eyes ⟨p. 40⟩are in his head, above him who walketh in darkness. vers. 14.

Secondly, He equalleth wisdom and folly by the events happening to the fool and wise alike. Whence he falleth 1. Into an expostulation with himself why he should then be more wise. 2. Into a resolution or acknowledgement of this vanity, befalling wisdom and wise men, which is to find the like event befalling themselves as fools, v. 15. 3. He expresseth in particular what these events be which fall equally upon both; to wit,

Secondly, He equalleth wisdome and folly by the events happening to the fool and wise alike. Whence he falleth 1. Into an expostulation with himself why he should then be more wise. 2. Into a resolution or acknowledgment of this vanity, besalling wisdome and wise men, which is to finde the like event befalling themselves as fools, v. 15. 3. He expresseth in particular what these events be which fall equally upon both; to wit,

1. Both to be forgotten alike.