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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
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.
London: printed by John Daye, 1573London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1573
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
For they know not how much hurt they do.
For they know not how much hurt they doe.
1BY these words he expoundeth what fools are. For surely there is no man so evil, which would commit evil, if he knew it were evil in Gods sight. Therefore he calleth those fools, ignorants, and blind, which do many things as though they were good, and with great earnestness, but yet are ignorant that these sacrifices which they so busily make are utterly impious. Thus Christ calleth the Pharisees blind, which used to offer many sacrifices, and to weary them selves in works, but neglected faith and charity, yea knew them not, calling that ⟨p. 77⟩good that was evil, and so contrarily. Truly therefore doth Solomon call them fools.
1BY these wordes he expoundeth what fooles are. For surely there is no mā so euill, which would commit euill, if he knew it were euill in Gods sight. Therfore he calleth those fooles, ignorauntes, and blinde, which doe many thynges as though they were good, and with great earnestnes, but yet are ignoraunt that these sacrifices which they so busily make are vtterly impious. Thus Christ calleth the Phariseis blinde, which vsed to offer many sacrifices, and to weary them selues in workes, but neglected faith and charitie, yea knew them not, calling that ⟨p. 77⟩good that was euill, and so contraryly. Truly therfore doth Salomon call them fooles.