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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Be not thou of an hasty spirit to be angry, for anger resteth in the bosome of fooles.

Then be not thou with worlds peruerse euent Disquieted, or moued vnto yre, No though with malice men against thee bent, With iust offence might kindle cholers fyre: It is a passion that aboundant is In fooles, and not reformes the thing amis.

If thou with reason be (as be thou may) Offended with the euils that abound, Thou mayst reproue them sure (I say not nay) And hate the place whereas such sinnes are found, For fooles they are, and dog-like bite the stone, That blame offence, yet doer let alone.