Title page of An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowed, London, 1573

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An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowedAn exposition of Salomons booke called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seene and allowed

Name: An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowed
Author: Martin Luther

An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowed.An exposition of Salomons booke called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seene and allowed.

Martin Luther 1483–1546London: printed by John Daye, 1573London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1573

181 [i.e. 187] leaves · 71k words · STC 16979 · ESTC S105591

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Chapter 2 › I said in my hart, I will take mine ease.Chapter 2 › I sayd in my hart, I will take myne ease.

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I said in my hart, I will take mine ease.

I sayd in my hart, I will take myne ease.

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AS though he should say.¹ Seeing carefulness, and mine own devises profit not, I will refrain from them, and and turn me to the right hand, and take to me a quiet and easy life, and delight in pleasures: I will let all go as they come, and take my pleasure. But this was also a vain devise, and prospered no more then that first devise of mans wisdom and carefulness. For even herein also did God withstand me. For quietness cometh not but of Gods word and working. And this doth experience it self teach us. Many times banquets and feasts are appointed to provoke mirth. Fine junkets, interludes, & games are devised to cheer the guests, but most times the contrary falleth out. And seldom ⟨image 30⟩doth any good collation or pittance come of it. For either there are present some sad & severe countenances, or else some other thing disturbeth all the feast, and specially when men deliberate to make such mirth and pastime long before. Many times it cometh to pass, that some casualty falleth out even in the merriest banquet, by Gods appointment. And so cometh it to pass also in other matters.

AS though he should say.¹ Seyng carefulnes, and myne owne deuises profite not, I will refraine from them, and and turne me to the right hand, and take to me a quiete and easie life, and delight in pleasures: I will let all go as they come, and take my pleasure. But this was also a vayne deuise, and prospered no more then that first deuise of mans wisedome and carefulnes. For euē herein also dyd God withstād me. For quyetnes commeth not but of Gods word and working. And this doth experiēce it selfe teach vs. Many tymes banquetes and feastes are appointed to prouoke mirth. Fine iunkets, enterludes, & games are deuised to cheare the ghestes, but most times the contrary falleth out. And seldome

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The book

Title as printed

An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowed.An exposition of Salomons booke called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seene and allowed.

Author

Martin Luther 1483–1546

Place

London

Printer

John DayeIohn Daye

Year

1573

Size

181 [i.e. 187] leaves

Words

71,187

Catalogue

STC 16979 · ESTC S105591

Text

EEBO-TCP A06504

Passages

797

Sections

334

Title page

An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowedAn exposition of Salomons booke called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seene and allowed

I said in my hart, I will take mine ease.

I sayd in my hart, I will take myne ease.

I said in my hart, I will go, and and take my pleasure.

I sayd in my hart, I will goe, and and take my pleasure.

I said unto the man given to laughter, thou art mad, and to the man given to mirth, what dost thou?

I sayd vnto the man geuē to laughter, thou art mad, and to the man geuen to mirth, what doost thou?

And I thought in mine hart to abstain from wine,¹ and to govern my hart wisely, and to comprehend foolishness, until I might perceive what was good for the children of men, to do under heaven as long as they lived.

And I thought in myne hart to absteine from wyne,¹ and to gouerne my hart wisely, and to comprehēd foolishnes, vntill I might perceaue what was good for the children of men, to doe vnder heauen as long as they lyued.

And to govern my hart wisely.

And to gouerne my hart wisely.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

I said in my hart, I will take mine ease.

I sayd in my hart, I will take myne ease.

I said in my hart, I will go, and and take my pleasure.

I sayd in my hart, I will goe, and and take my pleasure.

I said unto the man given to laughter, thou art mad, and to the man given to mirth, what dost thou?

I sayd vnto the man geuē to laughter, thou art mad, and to the man geuen to mirth, what doost thou?

And I thought in mine hart to abstain from wine,1 and to govern my hart wisely, and to comprehend foolishness, until I might perceive what was good for the children of men, to do under heaven as long as they lived.

And I thought in myne hart to absteine from wyne,1 and to gouerne my hart wisely, and to comprehēd foolishnes, vntill I might perceaue what was good for the children of men, to doe vnder heauen as long as they lyued.

And to govern my hart wisely.

And to gouerne my hart wisely.

And I thought in mine hart to abstain from wine,¹ and to govern my hart wisely, and to comprehend foolishness, until I might perceive what was good for the children of men, to do under heaven as long as they lived.

And I thought in myne hart to absteine from wyne,¹ and to gouerne my hart wisely, and to comprehēd foolishnes, vntill I might perceaue what was good for the children of men, to doe vnder heauen as long as they lyued.