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.

SON. LXXVII.

IF thou do feele thy fleshly thoughts repine, When thou doest beare the crosses God doth send, And that thou vnder burden of them bend, And out of due obedience wouldst vntwine: Remember when as yet a child thou wast, Thou sufferedst patiently thy parents rod, Because thou knewst his hatred could not last, Though he thee punisht, doing thing forbod: And wilt not thou, much more yeeld vnto God Obedience, who thy good doth still intend? Whose fatherly protection doth defend Thee from his wrath, when sinne had made thee od: The father to thy soule he is in fine, His wrath asswag'd, his loue doth soone incline.