Sermons preached

First, Negatively in five Particulars. ⟨p. 249⟩1. The Race is not to the Swift. 2. Nor the Battle to the Strong. 3. Nor yet Bread to the Wise. 4. Nor Riches to Men of Understanding. 5. Nor Favour to Men of Skill. Second, Positively, but Time and Chance happeneth to them all.

First, Negatively in five Particulars. ⟨p. 249⟩1. The Race is not to the Swift. 2. Nor the Battel to the Strong. 3. Nor yet Bread to the Wise. 4. Nor Riches to Men of Understanding. 5. Nor Favour to Men of Skill. Second, Positively, but Time and Chance happeneth to them all.

I. His accurate Inspection. I returned and saw under the Sun; that is, besides all the former Vanities of the present Life. The same Phrase is used, Chap. 4. 1. I returned, and considered all the Oppressions that are done under the Sun. So v. 7. of that Chapter, Then I returned and saw Vanity under the Sun. This Phrase is used to show the great certainty and evidence of his Observation, it is a thing I have narrowly observed. The Instruments of Knowledge are Seeing, Hearing, Observing, and Deducing Inferences from thence, [Under the Sun] that is, here in this lower World; I considered all Humane Actions, the things which are done in this Life among Men; he looked about and turned himself every way.

I. His accurate Inspection. I returned and saw under the Sun; that is, besides all the former Vanities of the present Life. The same Phrase is used, Chap. 4. 1. I returned, and considered all the Oppressions that are done under the Sun. So v. 7. of that Chapter, Then I returned and saw Vanity under the Sun. This Phrase is used to show the great certainty and evidence of his Observation, it is a thing I have narrowly observed. The Instruments of Knowledg are Seeing, Hearing, Observing, and Deducing Inferences from thence, [Under the Sun] that is, here in this lower World; I considered all Humane Actions, the things which are done in this Life among Men; he looked about and turned himself every way.