(1) He is likely to compromise Conscience: 200, 201 (2) To be indifferent to Censure: 201-203 (3) To despise Women: 203-205 (4) And to be indifferent to Public Wrongs 205-207 (_c_) The Preacher condemns this Theory of Human Life 207-209 APPLICATION 209-228 (A) _The Quest in Wealth_ 212-218 (_a_) The Man who makes Riches his Chief Good is haunted by Fears and Perplexities 213, 214 (_b_) Much that he gains only feeds Vanity 214, 215 (_c_) He cannot tell what it will be Good for him to have; 215 (_d_) Nor foresee what will become of his Gains: 215, 216 (_e_) And because God has put Eternity into his heart, he cannot be content with Temporal Gains 216-218 (B) _The Quest in the Golden Mean_ 218-228 (_a_) The Method of the Man who seeks a Competence 220-222 (_b_) The Perils to which it exposes him 222-226 (1) He is likely to compromise Conscience: 222-224 (2) To be indifferent to Censure: 224 (3) To despise Women: 225 (4) And to be indifferent to Public Wrongs 226 (_c_) The Preacher condemns this Theory of Human Life 227, 228 § 5. THE FOURTH SECTION: or, _The Quest Achieved_ 229-275 (_a_) The Chief Good not to be found in Wisdom: 230-234 (_b_) Nor in Pleasure: 234-237 (_c_) Nor in Devotion to Affairs and its Rewards: 237-246 (_d_) But in a wise Use and a wise Enjoyment of the Present Life, 247-256 (_c_) Combined with a stedfast Faith in the Life to come 256-275 § 6. THE EPILOGUE: _In which the Problem of the Book is conclusively Solved_ 276-335 INTRODUCTION. § 1. _ON THE AUTHORSHIP, FORM, DESIGN, AND CONTENTS OF THE BOOK._