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 › For the wise are ever as little in remembrance as the foolish. Fo…: For the wise are ever as little in remembrance as the foolish. For the days shall co…Chapter 2 › For the wyse are euer as little in remembraunce as the foolishe. Fo…: For the wyse are euer as little in remembraunce as the foolishe. For the dayes shall co…

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¹Lycurgus thought he had given such laws to the Lacedaemonians, as they would have kept till he had come back again, that is, for ever. According to ⟨p. 43⟩the which devise, he went his ways, minding to return back no more, hoping by this means, that his laws should be always observed, but he nothing prevailed.

¹Lycurgus thought he had geuen such lawes to the Lacedemonians, as they would haue kept till he had come backe agayne, that is, for euer. According to ⟨p. 43⟩the which deuise, he went his wayes, mynding to returne backe no more, hoping by this meanes, that his lawes should be alwayes obserued, but he nothing preuailed.

1Lycurgus.

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Augustus said he had laid such foundations of a common weal,¹ as he hoped should stand for ever, but they that came after, turned all up set down. The people of Rome wished the death of Nero, ²hoping they should have had a better common weal. But afterward it went never the better with their common weal. Solomon so governed his Realm that he thought it should have so continued still,³ and by and by after his death it was divided.⁴ For Rehoboam which succeeded him, not content with his fathers wise governance of the kingdom, rent it in two parts.

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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

And the wise man dyeth as well as the fool.

And the wyse man dyeth as well as the foole.

Wherefore I was weary of my life because I saw that all things done under the sun were naught. For all was but vanity and vexation of mind.

Wherefore I was weary of my lyfe because I saw that all thinges done vnder the sunne were naught. For all was but vanitie and vexation of mynde.

And I was weary of all my labour which I had taken under the sun, because I should be fain to leave them to an other man that cometh ⟨image 47⟩after me, who whether he shall be a wise man or a fool I know not. And yet shall he be Lord of all my labours.

And I was weary of all my labour which I had takē vnder the sunne, because I should be fayne to leaue them to an other man that commeth ⟨image 47⟩after me, who whether hee shal be a wise mā or a foole I know not. And yet shall he be Lord of all my labours.

For when a man hath wearied him self, with wisdom, understanding, and diligence &c.

For when a man hath wearied him selfe, with wisedome, vnderstandyng, and diligence &c.

For what getteth a man of all his travel &c. This is but copy &c. Nor can rest in the night.

For what getteth a man of all hys trauell &c. This is but copy &c. Nor can rest in the night.

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