Ecclesiastes, othervvise called The preacher Containing Salomons sermons or commentaries (as it may probably be collected) vpon the 49. Psalme of Dauid his father. Compendiously abridged, and also paraphrastically dilated in English poesie, according to the analogie of Scripture, and consent of the most approued writer thereof. Composed by H.L. Gentleman. Whereunto are annexed sundrie sonets of Christian passions heretofore printed, and now corrected and augmented, with other affectionate sonets of a feeling conscience of the same authors.

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So I turned, & con••idere•• all the oppressions that are wrought vnder the sunne, and behold, the teares of the oppressed, and none confor∣teth them: and ••o, the strength is of the hand of them that oppresse them, and none com∣forteth him.

BVt whither doth this passion me transport? My thoghts with thinking haue forgot my thought, Whilst (earthly I) with earthly worlds consort, And to the bodies cares, haue comfort brought, My meditations haue the heauens sought, And those eternities which passe my skill, But now descend to earth againe I will.

And of more humaine actions will intreat, Where we a tragedie of woes shall see, Whilst weaker ones (oppressed by the great) Are destitute of place, whereto to flee For succour, since their foes their Iudges bee, And farre too powrefull, wherewith to contend, And most men backward, poore men to defend.