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 8 › I saw the wicked buried.Chapter 8 › I saw the wicked buryed.

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I saw the wicked buried.

I saw the wicked buryed.

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That is, how tyrants dyed,¹ and good Princes succeeded, as David did, after Saul was dead. But the wicked once delivered from their tyranny, forget their delivery. Thus men acknowledge not their benefits. So we by and by had forgotten our good Prince Frederick the author of peace. No man remembereth what benefits they got by him, & from what mischiefs he delivered them. We always desire change, neglecting and forgetting things present. All these things Solomon speaketh to this end, that we may learn to know this world, ⟨image 144⟩and wisely to use the foolishness thereof.

THat is, how tyrauntes dyed,¹ and good Princes succéeded, as Dauid did, after Saule was dead. But the wicked once deliuered from their tyrāny, forget their deliuery. Thus men acknowledge not their benefites. So we by and by had forgotten our good Prince Frederike the author of peace. No man remembreth what benefites they got by him, & from what mischiefes he deliuered them. We alwayes desire chaunge, neglecting and forgetting thinges present. All these thinges Salomon speaketh to this ende, that we may learne to know this world, ⟨image 144⟩and wysely to vse the foolishnes therof.

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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

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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

I saw the wicked buried.

I saw the wicked buryed.

Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, ⟨p. 141⟩therefore the hart of the children of men is fully set in them to do evil.

Because sentence agaynst an euyll worke is not executed speedely, ⟨p. 141⟩therfore the hart of the children of mē is fully set in them to doe euill.

But though a sinner offend an hundred times, and God prolong his days, yet I know that it shall go well with them that fear the lord, and do reverence before him. But it shall not be well to the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days: he shall be like a shadow, because he feareth not God.

But though a sinner offend an hundreth tymes, and God prolong hys dayes, yet I know that it shall goe well with them that feare the lord, and doe reuerence before him. But it shall not be well to the wicked, neyther shall he prolong his dayes: he shall be lyke a shadowe, because he feareth not God.

¶ And his days shall not be prolonged.

¶ And his dayes shall not be prolonged.

¶There is a vanity also which is done upon the Earth: that is, there be righteous men to whom it happeneth as if they did the works of the wicked: and there be also wicked to whom it cometh as if they did the works of the just, & I said: This also is a vanity.

¶There is a vanitie also which is done vpon the Earth: that is, there be righteous men to whom it happeneth as if they did the workes of the wicked: and there be also wycked to whom it commeth as if they did the workes of the iust, & I sayd: This also is a vanitye.

Therefore I praised mirth & gladness because a man hath no better thing under the sun, then to eat and drink, & to rejoice. For this ⟨p. 143⟩is all he hath of his labour, all the days of his life, that God giveth him under the Sun.

Therefore I praysed myrth & gladnes because a man hath no better thing vnder the sonne, then to eate and drinke, & to reioyce. For this ⟨p. 143⟩is all he hath of his labour, all the dayes of his lyfe, that God geueth him vnder the Sunne.

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I saw the wicked buried.

I saw the wicked buryed.

Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, ⟨p. 141⟩therefore the hart of the children of men is fully set in them to do evil.

Because sentence agaynst an euyll worke is not executed speedely, ⟨p. 141⟩therfore the hart of the children of mē is fully set in them to doe euill.

But though a sinner offend an hundred times, and God prolong his days, yet I know that it shall go well with them that fear the lord, and do reverence before him. But it shall not be well to the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days: he shall be like a shadow, because he feareth not God.

But though a sinner offend an hundreth tymes, and God prolong hys dayes, yet I know that it shall goe well with them that feare the lord, and doe reuerence before him. But it shall not be well to the wicked, neyther shall he prolong his dayes: he shall be lyke a shadowe, because he feareth not God.

¶ And his days shall not be prolonged.

¶ And his dayes shall not be prolonged.

¶There is a vanity also which is done upon the Earth: that is, there be righteous men to whom it happeneth as if they did the works of the wicked: and there be also wicked to whom it cometh as if they did the works of the just, & I said: This also is a vanity.

¶There is a vanitie also which is done vpon the Earth: that is, there be righteous men to whom it happeneth as if they did the workes of the wicked: and there be also wycked to whom it commeth as if they did the workes of the iust, & I sayd: This also is a vanitye.

Therefore I praised mirth & gladness because a man hath no better thing under the sun, then to eat and drink, & to rejoice. For this ⟨p. 143⟩is all he hath of his labour, all the days of his life, that God giveth him under the Sun.

Therefore I praysed myrth & gladnes because a man hath no better thing vnder the sonne, then to eate and drinke, & to reioyce. For this ⟨p. 143⟩is all he hath of his labour, all the dayes of his lyfe, that God geueth him vnder the Sunne.