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…

Reas. 1. From the unsatiableness of Covetousness v. 10. It is a great vanity when we covet a Creature which cannot satisfy us when we have it. Hunger is satisfied with meat, Thirst with drink: but Hunger and Thirst after Wealth is not satisfied with Wealth. The love of meat and drink will make a man willing to use and spend them: but the love of Money and Silver will not suffer a man to spend them. A poor mans poor estate may be relieved by one wealthy mans Beneficence: but the hunger of the Covetous cannot be satisfied with an hundred mens estates: A sign his heart and mind is unmeasurably poor and miserable. A man that is still hungry when he hath eaten enough (as in the [Greek or Hebrew]) or is still thirsty when he hath drunk enough (as in the Dropsy) Physicians say opus habet purgatione, non impletione so is it with the Covetous man: though the Covetous man may say and think he layeth up for his Heirs, yet he would not have his Heirs to spend it, but like Conduit-pipes ⟨p. 101⟩to convey it from one to another.

Reas. 1. From the unsatiableness of Covetousness v. 10. It is agreat vanity when we covet a Creature which cannot satisfy us when we have it. Hunger is satisfyed with meat, Thirst with drink: but Hunger and Thirst after Wealth is not satisfyed with Wealth. The love of meat and drink wil make a man willing to use and spend them: but the love of Money and Silver will not suffer a man to spend them. A poor mans poor estate may be relieved by one wealthy mans Beneficence: but the hunger of the Covetous cannot be satisfyed with an hundred mens estates: A sign his heart and minde is unmeasurably poor and miserable. A man that is still hungry when he hath eaten enough (as in the 〈non-Latin alphabet〉) or is still thirsty when he hath drunke enough (as in the Dropsy) Physitians say opus habet purgatione, non impletione so is it with the Covetous man: though the Covetous man may say and think he layeth up for his Heirs, yet he would not have his Heirs to spend it, but like Conduite-pipes ⟨p. 101⟩to convey it from one to another.