The Evil and Folly f .Covetoufnefs. 3 I I nation, fo their wealth giveth them a large SE R M command of the entertaining obje ±s. Of XI. this we have a remarkable inftance in Solomon, `" the greateft king of Ifrael, who thus defcribeth the.grandeur of his Rate appearing in buildings, gardening, aqueducts, mufick, equipage, or whatever a great genius could devife, or im- menfe riches furnilh him with, to render the enjoyment of life elegant and magnificent. Ecclef. ii. from the 4th verfe, I made me great works, I builded me houfes, I planted vineyards, I made me gardens and orchards, and planted trees in them of all kinds of fruits ; I made me pools of water to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees ; I got fervants and maidens, and had fervants born in my houfe; alto I had great pgefions of great and finall cattle, above all that were in yert falem before me ; I gathered me alto Elver and gold, and the peculiar treafure of kings and of the provinces; I got me men fingers and women fingers, and all the delights. of the funs of men, as mu zeal infiruments of allforts, alfo my wifdom remained with me. What more could a heart defire which is the moft intent upon enjoyments of this fort ? And what can the man do that cometh after the king? Can he hope to exceed or even to equal him in fuch fatisfa Lion ? But yet upon a ferious and deliberate review he X pro-
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