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 5 › Dreaming cometh through multitude of cares.Chapter 5 › Dreaming commeth through multitude of cares.

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Dreaming cometh through multitude of cares.

Dreaming commeth through multitude of cares.

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These be two proverbs which he applieth to his saying:¹ for it cometh to pass that where many cares and cogitations go before in the day, that divers dreams follow in the night, even by the judgement of the Physicians. This general proverb, thus he applieth: If thou reason & be carefully busied in thy mind how to order things, and wilt take care for all matters, there will ensue nothing but dreams, which will delude thee when thou art waked, that is at length thou shalt conclude but vain matters. 1. Timoth. Knowing not what they ⟨image 80⟩say, nor whereof they affirm. So where we & others appoint many ways, yet none of them is followed, much more when we prefer our cogitations and counsels before the word of God.

THese be two prouerbes which he applyeth to his saying:¹ for it cometh to passe that where many cares and cogitations go before in the daye, that dyuers dreames follow in the night, euen by the iudgement of the Phisitions. This generall prouerbe, thus he applyeth: If thou reason & be carefully busied in thy minde how to order thinges, and wilt take care for all matters, there will ensue nothing but dreames, which will delude thee when thou art waked, that is at length thou shalt conclude but vayne matters. 1. Timoth. Knowing not what they

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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

Dreaming cometh through multitude of cares.

Dreaming commeth through multitude of cares.

And multitude of words bewrayeth a fool.

And multitude of wordes bewrayeth a foole.

For God is in heaven, but thou art on the earth.

For God is in heauen, but thou art on the earth.

When thou hast vowed a vow unto God, differ not to pay it, for he delighteth not in fools. Pay therefore that thou hast vowed. It is better that thou vowest not, than to vow, and not perform.

When thou hast vowed a vowe vnto God, differre not to pay it, for he delighteth not in fooles. Paye therfore that thou hast vowed. It is better that thou vowest not, thē to vow, and not perfourme.

For he is not delighted in fools.

For he is not delighted in fooles.

Suffer not thy mouth to make thy flesh to sin, neither say before the Angel, that this is ignorance, least god be angry with thy saying, and destroy the works of thine hands. Many words are but dreams, and vanities, but fear thou the Lord.

Suffer not thy mouth to make thy fleshe to sinne, neyther say before the Angel, that this is ignoraunce, least god be angry with thy saying, and destroy the woorkes of thyne handes. Many wordes are but dreames, and vanities, but feare thou the Lord.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Dreaming cometh through multitude of cares.

Dreaming commeth through multitude of cares.

And multitude of words bewrayeth a fool.

And multitude of wordes bewrayeth a foole.

For God is in heaven, but thou art on the earth.

For God is in heauen, but thou art on the earth.

When thou hast vowed a vow unto God, differ not to pay it, for he delighteth not in fools. Pay therefore that thou hast vowed. It is better that thou vowest not, than to vow, and not perform.

When thou hast vowed a vowe vnto God, differre not to pay it, for he delighteth not in fooles. Paye therfore that thou hast vowed. It is better that thou vowest not, thē to vow, and not perfourme.

For he is not delighted in fools.

For he is not delighted in fooles.

Suffer not thy mouth to make thy flesh to sin, neither say before the Angel, that this is ignorance, least god be angry with thy saying, and destroy the works of thine hands. Many words are but dreams, and vanities, but fear thou the Lord.

Suffer not thy mouth to make thy fleshe to sinne, neyther say before the Angel, that this is ignoraunce, least god be angry with thy saying, and destroy the woorkes of thyne handes. Many wordes are but dreames, and vanities, but feare thou the Lord.