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 › For he is not delighted in fools.Chapter 5 › For he is not delighted in fooles.

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For he is not delighted in fools.

For he is not delighted in fooles.

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¹Now confirmeth he his saying with a threatening from God, he speaketh of such fools (after the manner of Scripture) as contemn and regard not the word of God: Be not reckless, make not light of it, for you shall not escape unpunished, but abide such pain as is ordained for them whom God forsaketh, ⟨p. 81⟩and is angry with.

¹NOw confirmeth he his saying with a threatening from God, he speaketh of such fooles (after the manner of Scripture) as contemne and regarde not the worde of God: Be not reachles, make not light of it, for you shall not escape vnpunished, but abyde such payne as is ordained for them whom God forsaketh, ⟨p. 81⟩and is angry with.

1God is angry with scorners & contemners.God is angry wyth scorners & cōtemners.

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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.

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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 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.

Before the Angel.

Before the Angell.

If in a country thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the defrauding of judgment and justice, be not astonied at the matter. For he that is higher then the highest regardeth, and there be higher then they, and the King is over all the earth, so see the ground tilled.

If in a countrey thou seest the oppression of the poore, and the defrauding of iudgment and iustice, be not astonied at the matter. For he that is higher then the highest regardeth, and there be higher then they, and the King is ouer all the earth, so se the ground tylled.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

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.

Before the Angel.

Before the Angell.

If in a country thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the defrauding of judgment and justice, be not astonied at the matter. For he that is higher then the highest regardeth, and there be higher then they, and the King is over all the earth, so see the ground tilled.

If in a countrey thou seest the oppression of the poore, and the defrauding of iudgment and iustice, be not astonied at the matter. For he that is higher then the highest regardeth, and there be higher then they, and the King is ouer all the earth, so se the ground tylled.