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. 4.7, 8. 7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the Sun. 8. There is one alone, and there is not a second, yea he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour, neither is his eye satisfied with riches, neither saith he, For whom do I labour and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea it is a sore travel.

Eccles. 4.7, 8. 7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the Sun. 8. There is one alone, and there is not a second, yea he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour, neither is his eye satisfyed with riches, neither saith he, For whom do I labour and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea it is a sore travell.

IN the former Verses next going before, Solomon observed the vanity that befalleth the estates of the sons of men through Idleness. In these two verses he observeth as great a Vanity that befalleth the sons of men through needless Painfulness; to wit, the Painfulness that Covetous men put themselves to, without 1 Cause. 2 End 3 Satisfaction. 4 Recreation or Refreshing. 5 Consideration.

First, Without Cause; he is a Lone man, hath no second; no Wife, Child, nor Brother▪ Secondly, without End; no end of all his Labour, no term of it. Thirdly, without Satisfaction; his eye is not satisfied with Riches. Fourthly, without Refreshing; he bereaveth his soul of good. Fifthly, without Consideration; he considereth not, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? but not without Vanity and sore Travel and Affliction.