Eccesiastes, or the Preacher.

1.1 The Preacher sheweth that all humane courses are vaine:

1.4 Because the creatures are restlesse in their courses,

1.9 They bring foorth nothing newe, and all olde things are forgotten,

1.12 And because he hath found it so in the studies of dwisdome.

2.1 The vanitie of humane courses in the workes of pleasure.

2.12 Through the wise be better then the foole, yet both haue one euent.

2.18 The vanitie of humane labour, in leauing it they know not to whom.

2.24 Nothing better then ioy in our labour, but that is Gods gift.

3.1 By the necessary change of times, vanitie is added to humane trauaile.

3.11 There is an excellencie in Gods workes:

3.16 But as for man, God shall iudge his workes there, and here he shalbe like a beast.

4.1 Vanitie is encreased vnto men by oppression,

4.4 By enuie,

4.5 By idlenesse,

4.7 m By couetousnesse,

4.9 By solitarinesse,

4.13 By wilfulnesse.

5.1 Vanities in Diuine seruice,

5.8 in murmuring against oppression,

5.9 and in Riches.

5.18 Ioy in riches is the gift of God.

6.1 The vanitie of riches without vse.

6.3 Of children,

6.6 and old age without riches.

6.9 The vanitie of sight and wandring desires.

6.11 The conclusion of vanities.

7.1 Remedies against vanitie, are a good name,

7.2 Mortification,

7.7 Patience,

7.11 Wisedome.

7.23 The difficultie of wisdome.

8.1 Kings are greatly to bee respected.

8.6 The Diuine prouidence is to be obserued.

8.12 It is better with the godly in aduersitie, then with the wicked in prosperity.

8.16 The worke of God is vnsearchable.

9.1 Like thinges happen to good and bad.

9.4 There is a necessitie of death vnto men.

9.11 Gods prouidence ruleth ouerall.

9.13 Wisdome is better then strength.

10.1 Obseruations of Wisdome and folly.

10.16 Of Riot,

10.18 Slouthfulnesse,

10.19 and Money.

10.12 Mens thoughts of Kings ought to bee reuerend.

11.1 Directions for charitie.

11.7 Death in life,

11.9 and the day of iudgement in the dayes of youth are to be thought on.

12.1 The Creator is ro be remembered in due time.

12.8 The preachers cade to edifie.

12.13 The feare of God is the chiefe Antidote of vanitie.

"Let vs heare the conclusion of the whole matter: Feare God, and keepe his commandments, for this is the whole duetie of man. For God shal bring euery worke into iudgement, with euer secret thing, whether it bee good, or whether it bee euill."