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 7 › He that feareth God shall come forth of them all.

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He that feareth God shall come forth of them all.

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¹That is, the fear of God shall judge what is best in both to do. If I fear the Lord, my hart saith: oftentimes I have lived thus, and as yet I live filthily. Therefore I will use compassion toward those that offend. If I can keep them under by moderate discipline I will, ⟨p. 125⟩if not, I will let them go, till they incur the danger of the sword. And if they escape all these, yet shall they not escape the judgement of God. Thus he ye feareth God walketh uprightly in these things, when he seeth he can not prevail, he calleth upon God. Wherefore do that is thy duty, admonish, exhort, cease not. He that will not hearken unto thee, shall fall into punishment, although thou punish him not. There shall be one that will punish him. As it chanced of late to the Bowers,² who when they would not hearken to our rebuking of them, were punished enough by others. &c.

¹THat is, the feare of God shall iudge what is best in both to doe. If I feare the Lord, my hart sayth: oftentimes I haue lyued thus, and as yet I lyue filthely. Therefore I will vse compassion towarde those that offende. If I can kéepe thē vnder by moderate discipline I will, ⟨p. 125⟩if not, I will let them goe, till they incurre the daunger of the sworde. And if they escape all these, yet shall they not escape the iudgement of God. Thus he ye feareth God walketh vprightly in these things, when he séeth he cā not preuaile, he calleth vpon God. Wherfore doe that is thy duetie, admonishe, exhorte, cease not. He that will not harken vnto thée, shal fall into punishment, although thou punishe him not. There shall be one that will punishe him. As it chaunced of late to the Bowers,

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The book

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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

He that feareth God shall come forth of them all.

Wisdom shall comfort the wise man more then ten mighty men in the City.

Wisedome shall comfort the wyse man more then tenne myghty men in the Citie.

Because there is no man on the earth that doth good and sinneth not.

Because there is no mā on the earth that doth good and sinneth not.

Take not heed unto every word that is spoken, least thou hear thy servant curse thee. For thine own hart knoweth, that thou thy self also hast often times spoken evil by other men.

Take not heede vnto euery worde that is spoken, least thou heare thy seuaūt curse thee. For thine owne hart knoweth, that thou thy selfe also hast often tymes spoken euill by other men.

Least thou perhaps here thy Servant curse thee.

Least thou perhappes here thy Seruaunt cursse thee.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

He that feareth God shall come forth of them all.

Wisdom shall comfort the wise man more then ten mighty men in the City.

Wisedome shall comfort the wyse man more then tenne myghty men in the Citie.

Because there is no man on the earth that doth good and sinneth not.

Because there is no mā on the earth that doth good and sinneth not.

Take not heed unto every word that is spoken, least thou hear thy servant curse thee. For thine own hart knoweth, that thou thy self also hast often times spoken evil by other men.

Take not heede vnto euery worde that is spoken, least thou heare thy seuaūt curse thee. For thine owne hart knoweth, that thou thy selfe also hast often tymes spoken euill by other men.

Least thou perhaps here thy Servant curse thee.

Least thou perhappes here thy Seruaunt cursse thee.