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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
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Afterward he concludeth all this place,1 after the same sort, & with the same sentence almost that went before: Dreams only & vanities &c. For where many cares are, there be many dreams, and where are many counsels, and disputations, there be many vanities. Therefore fear thou God, be content with his word, & suffer him to rule at his pleasure. For he is in heaven, and thou on the earth, as afore is said. Labour thou, but let him govern thy labour & give success. For what gettest thou by all thy words, coū sulting and disputing but trouble? For where many words are there are many dreams &c. This is the universal proposition simply converted. Where are many cogitations & disputations, there are many dreams, where are many dreams, there are many words & disputations.
Afterward he cōcludeth all this place,1 after ye same sort, & with ye same sentēce almost that went before: Dreames only & vanities &c. For where many cares are, there be many dreames, and where are many counsels, and disputations, there be many vanities. Therefore feare thou God, be content with his worde, & suffer him to rule at his pleasure. For he is in heauen, and thou on the earth, as afore is sayd. Labour thou, but let hym gouerne thy labour & geue successe. For what gettest thou by all thy wordes, coū sulting and disputing but trouble? For where many wordes are there are many dreames &c. This is the vniuersall proposition simply conuerted. Where are many cogitations & disputations, there are many dreames, where are many dreames, there are many wordes & disputations.
- 1Where many cares be, there are many dreams & vanities.Where many cares be, there are many dreames & vanities.
1The sum therefore of all is to fear God, and in thine heart to reverence & worship him. So Paul commandeth the wife to fear her husband, that is, so to reverence him, that she commit nothing that may offend him. Even so shall we fear God, that is we shall reverence him, and do or commit nothing that shall offend him. This he meaneth: Neither consent thou to them that are too careful, nor to those that are too careless. Be thou neither impious Despiser, nor presumptuous Counsellor & Searcher.