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 3 › What profit hath he that worketh of the thing wherein he travelleth?Chapter 3 › What profite hath he that worketh of the thyng wherin he trauelleth?

Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.

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What profit hath he that worketh of the thing wherein he travelleth?

What profite hath he that worketh of the thyng wherin he trauelleth?

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That is to say, unless times and opportunity serve him, he shall do no good. The maker of a thing hath nothing but his time and season. Till this cometh, he can do nothing. If the hour be hit so doth he likewise hit it.

THat is to say, vnles times and oportunitie serue him, he shal do no good. The maker of a thing hath nothing but his time and season. Till this commeth, he can do nothing. If the houre be hit so doth he likewise hit it.

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I have seen the travel that God hath given the sons of men, to humble them thereby.

I haue seene the trauell that God hath geuen the sonnes of men, to humble them therby.

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This is a declaration of the things gone before. In all these things

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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

What profit hath he that worketh of the thing wherein he travelleth?

What profite hath he that worketh of the thyng wherin he trauelleth?

I have seen the travel that God hath given the sons of men, to humble them thereby.

I haue seene the trauell that God hath geuen the sonnes of men, to humble them therby.

For God hath made all things beautiful in their time and season.

For God hath made all thynges beautifull in their time and season.

Also he hath set the world in their hart, yet can not man find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning to the end.

Also he hath set the world in theyr hart, yet can not man finde out the worke that God hath wrought frō the begynnyng to the end.

¶ But man findeth not out the work. &c.

¶ But man findeth not out the worke. &c.

And I know that there is nothing good in them, but to rejoice and to do good in his life. And also that every man eateth and drinketh, and seeth the commodity of all his labour, this is the gift of God.

And I know that there is nothyng good in them, but to reioyce and to doe good in his lyfe. And also that euery man eateth and drinketh, and seeth the cōmoditie of al his labour, this is the gift of God.

I know that whatsoever God shall do, shall be for ever: to it can no man add, and from it can none diminish. For God hath done it, that they should fear before him.

I know that whatsoeuer God shall doe, shall be for euer: to it can no man adde, and from it cā none diminish. For God hath done it, that they should feare before him.

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What profit hath he that worketh of the thing wherein he travelleth?

What profite hath he that worketh of the thyng wherin he trauelleth?

I have seen the travel that God hath given the sons of men, to humble them thereby.

I haue seene the trauell that God hath geuen the sonnes of men, to humble them therby.

For God hath made all things beautiful in their time and season.

For God hath made all thynges beautifull in their time and season.

Also he hath set the world in their hart, yet can not man find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning to the end.

Also he hath set the world in theyr hart, yet can not man finde out the worke that God hath wrought frō the begynnyng to the end.

¶ But man findeth not out the work. &c.

¶ But man findeth not out the worke. &c.

And I know that there is nothing good in them, but to rejoice and to do good in his life. And also that every man eateth and drinketh, and seeth the commodity of all his labour, this is the gift of God.

And I know that there is nothyng good in them, but to reioyce and to doe good in his lyfe. And also that euery man eateth and drinketh, and seeth the cōmoditie of al his labour, this is the gift of God.

I know that whatsoever God shall do, shall be for ever: to it can no man add, and from it can none diminish. For God hath done it, that they should fear before him.

I know that whatsoeuer God shall doe, shall be for euer: to it can no man adde, and from it cā none diminish. For God hath done it, that they should feare before him.