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 › Wisdom shall comfort the wise man more then ten mighty men in t…: Wisdom shall comfort the wise man more then ten mighty men in the City.Chapter 7 › Wisedome shall comfort the wyse man more then tenne myghty men in t…: Wisedome shall comfort the wyse man more then tenne myghty men in the Citie.

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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.

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This is a commendation of the wisdom he spake of before,¹ that is to say, of justice and equity. Things are not preserved by force, but all things are done and proceed through wisdom, in the kingdom, in laws, in administrations, in occupations. So we are made men, to do all things by reason, and to prevail more thereby then all beasts, by ⟨image 129⟩their strength.² Therefore, though laws be never so well made, common weals never so well ordered and appointed, yet if wisdom lack, all things go backward. For when a wise man maketh laws, it is impossible that he can foresee all cases & circumstances. Wherefore many things are left to the order of those that execute laws. So the lawyers call the Emperor a lively law, because he is set in place to moderate laws, as he that sitteth at the chariot to rule it, & disposeth all things according to place, time, and persons. &c. For a fool doth more hurt by his preciseness in seeing laws observed, then a wise man doth in dissembling some laws. All these things as yet are said by way of exhortation: Be not angry (saith he) though things succeed not according to thy desire. Let it suffice thee to keep laws, so far forth as all things be not trod under foot. For this is the greatest wisdom, not to know what law and equity is, but to know that wisdom is not followed nor obeyed in this world. This life will not abide to have all things done right. The sum therefore of this place is, not to put any trust

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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

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.

All these things have I proved by wisdom, for I thought I would be wise, but it went the farther from me. It is far of. What may it be? And it is a profound deepness, Who can find it?

All these thinges haue I proued by wysedome, for I thought I would be wise, but it wēt the farther from me. It is farre of. What may it be? And it is a profounde deepenes, Who can finde it?

¶It is a profound deepness. &c.

¶It is a profound deepenes. &c.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

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.

All these things have I proved by wisdom, for I thought I would be wise, but it went the farther from me. It is far of. What may it be? And it is a profound deepness, Who can find it?

All these thinges haue I proued by wysedome, for I thought I would be wise, but it wēt the farther from me. It is farre of. What may it be? And it is a profounde deepenes, Who can finde it?

¶It is a profound deepness. &c.

¶It is a profound deepenes. &c.