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

Title page typeset from the transcription.

Chapter 5 › For he that is higher thē the highest regardeth.Chapter 5 › For he that is higher thē the highest regardeth.

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.

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For he that is higher than the highest regardeth.

For he that is higher thē the highest regardeth.

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That is, do not thou vex thy self,¹ if thou canst not redress it, leave it to an higher Judge. That, that the inferior is not able to compass, let him think it belongeth to the superior. If the Prince be evil, complain of it to an higher power, even to God. So if I should vex my self much about the schisms and sects which disturb the Church, and contaminate the Gospel, what should I prevail? Therefore I commit the matter to God that is the Judge, in whose hand are all things. Notwithstanding I am sorry that the souls of men are so miserably seduced and deceived, but I can ⟨image 87⟩do no more but according to mine office resist them, and say leave of, you have erred long enough, repent. When thou hast thus counselled an other, then commit him to God, according to Pauls saying: Him that is an heretic, after one or two admonitions, shun and avoid. &c. Again: wicked men wax worse and worse. For they shall not escape their Judge. Every one hath his Judge, if the Bailiff doeth it not, the Sheriff or Major will do it. And if he will not judge them, the king shall, if the king regard it not, the Emperor shall. If the Emperor will not, God will not contemn or neglect it. This is it that he meaneth: The king is ruler over all the earth. Solomon had no higher office than a kings: Let the king bring to pass that thou art not able.

THat is, doe not thou vexe thy selfe,

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The book

Title as printed

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 that is higher than the highest regardeth.

For he that is higher thē the highest regardeth.

To see the ground tilled.

To see the grounde tylled.

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver, and he that loveth riches, shall be without the fruit thereof: this also is a vanity. When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good cometh to the owners thereof, but the beholding of them with their eyes?

He that loueth siluer shall not be satisfied with siluer, and he that loueth riches, shall be without the fruite therof: this also is a vanitie. When goods increase, they are increased that eate them: and what good cōmeth to the owners thereof, but the beholding of them with their eyes?

Where much goods are. &c.

And what good cometh to the Owners thereof. &c.

And what good commeth to the Owners thereof. &c.

The sleep of him that traveleth is sweet, whether he eat little or much but the satiety of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

The sleepe of him that traueleth is sweet, whether he eat litle or much but the sacietie of the rich will not suffer him to sleepe.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

For he that is higher than the highest regardeth.

For he that is higher thē the highest regardeth.

To see the ground tilled.

To see the grounde tylled.

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver, and he that loveth riches, shall be without the fruit thereof: this also is a vanity. When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good cometh to the owners thereof, but the beholding of them with their eyes?

He that loueth siluer shall not be satisfied with siluer, and he that loueth riches, shall be without the fruite therof: this also is a vanitie. When goods increase, they are increased that eate them: and what good cōmeth to the owners thereof, but the beholding of them with their eyes?

Where much goods are. &c.

And what good cometh to the Owners thereof. &c.

And what good commeth to the Owners thereof. &c.

The sleep of him that traveleth is sweet, whether he eat little or much but the satiety of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

The sleepe of him that traueleth is sweet, whether he eat litle or much but the sacietie of the rich will not suffer him to sleepe.