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 › For God hath made all things beautiful in their time and season.Chapter 3 › For God hath made all thynges beautifull in their time and season.

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

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

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This now is the other part.¹ They that wait not their time are troubled & vexed. Again, they that abide it, find much comfort therein. For every thing that God doth, and that is done by God, the gift is pleasant in his season. That is: when the hart is void of cares, & then hath some commodity or pleasant sight happening to it, that greatly delighteth it. Therefore such men reap pleasure, where other gather affliction and vexation, because they do their things in the time that God appointeth.

THis now is ye other part.¹ They that wayte not their time are troubled & vexed. Agayne, they that abide it, finde much comfort therein. For euery thyng that God doth, and that is done by God, the gift is pleasaunt in his season. That is: whē the hart is voyde of cares, & then hath some commoditie or pleasaunt sight happenyng to it, that greatly delighteth it. Therefore such men reape pleasure, where other gather affliction and vexation, bycause they doe their things in the tyme that God appointeth.

1God appointeth all men a time and season.God appointeth all men a tyme and season.

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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

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.

That that hath been, is also now, and that that shall be, hath been already, and God requireth the things that are past.

That that hath beene, is also nowe, and that that shall be, hath beene already, and God requireth the thinges that are past.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

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.

That that hath been, is also now, and that that shall be, hath been already, and God requireth the things that are past.

That that hath beene, is also nowe, and that that shall be, hath beene already, and God requireth the thinges that are past.