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 › To see the ground tilled.Chapter 5 › To see the grounde tylled.

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To see the ground tilled.

To see the grounde tylled.

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¹This seemeth to be as an adiection, or addition to a kingly estate. Whereby is signified to what office he is appointed and what charge is of the secular power. To this end (saith he) is he ordained a Magistrate and officer, to see the earth be ⟨p. 86⟩tilled, to revenge the injuries & wrongs of inferiors. The king hath the sword, to defend the innocent, and to punish the malefactor, and God suffereth no wickedness on the earth which he punisheth not by the magistrate. If the inferior officer doth it not, yet the higher doth: It cometh at length to the power of the sword.

¹THis séemeth to be as an adiection, or addition to a kyngly estate. Wherby is signified to what office he is appointed and what charge is of the secular power. To this ende (sayth he) is he ordayned a Magistrate and officer, to sée the earth be ⟨p. 86⟩tylled, to reuenge the iniuries & wrongs of inferiors. The kyng hath the sworde, to defend the innocent, and to punishe the malefactour, and God suffereth no wickednes on the earth which he punisheth not by the magistrate. If the inferior officer doth it not, yet the higher doth: It cō meth at length to the power of ye sworde.

1Wherefore the Magistrate is ordained of God.Wherfore the Magistrate is ordeyned of God.

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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

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.

I have seen an evil sickness under the sun, to wit, riches conserved to the owners for their evil. And these riches perish by evil travel, and he begetteth a son, and in his hand is nothing.

I haue seene an euill sicknes vnder the sunne, to wyt, ryches conserued to the owners for their euill. And these riches perish by euell trauell, and he begetteth a sonne, and in his hand is nothing.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

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.

I have seen an evil sickness under the sun, to wit, riches conserved to the owners for their evil. And these riches perish by evil travel, and he begetteth a son, and in his hand is nothing.

I haue seene an euill sicknes vnder the sunne, to wyt, ryches conserued to the owners for their euill. And these riches perish by euell trauell, and he begetteth a sonne, and in his hand is nothing.