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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Only lo, this have I found, that God hath made man righteous, but they have sought many Inventions
Onely loe, this haue I founde, that God hath made mā righteous, but they haue sought many Inuentions
The Schoolmen heretofore have wrested this saying to the establishing of free will, against grace,1 and against Solomons meaning, where as Solomon speaketh of things under the sun, and of things corporal in all his book. Neither informeth he mens consciences (as hath been already declared) before God, saving that sometime he maketh mention of the fear of God, but he informeth men in government, to bridle and keep under their harts.
THe Schoolemē heretofore haue wrested this saying to the establishing of frée will, against grace,1 and against Salomons meaning, where as Salomon speaketh of thinges vnder the sunne, and of thinges corporall in all his booke. Neyther enfourmeth he mens consciences (as hath bene already declared) before God, sauing that sometyme he maketh mention of the feare of God, but he enfourmeth men in gouernement, to brydle and kéepe vnder their harts.
- 1An error of the School doctors.An errour of the Schoole doctours.