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 having showed the vanity that befalleth men through Oppression, and Envy, he proceedeth to show the vanity that befalleth the estate of men though idleness; ⟨p. 80⟩where he describeth the idle person, First, by his Adjunct of folly, the fool. Secondly, By his cessation from action, and his composing himself to that cessation, a fool foldeth his hands together: Thirdly, By the cause of that his cessation or restinesse, a deceitful imagination of the betterment of an handful with ease and quietness, then of both the hands full with travel and vexation of spirit, verse 6.

SOlomon having shewed the vanity that befalleth men through Oppression, and Envy, he proceedeth to shew the vanity that befalleth the estate of men though idlenesse; ⟨p. 80⟩where he describeth the idle person, First, by his Adjunct of folly, the fool. Secondly, By his cessation from action, and his composing himselfe to that cessation, a fool foldeth his hands together: Thirdly, By the cause of that his cessation or restinesse, a deceitful imagination of the betterment of an handful with ease and quietnesse, then of both the hands full with travel and vexation of spirit, verse 6.

Doct. 1. An idle person by his forbearance of labour maketh himself both a fool and a beggar; or a man that withholdeth himself from labour, doth both befool and undo himself. Folding of the hands together, is an act of an idle or slothful person, First, withholding himself from labour, Secondly, Composing himself to rest, or sleep, Prov. 24.30, 33, and 6, 10. It is all one, whether he fold his fingers together, or fold his arms together, put his hands into his pocket or bosom, Prov. 19, 24. All alike express cessation from labour with a mind to forbear it.