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 › ¶ And his days shall not be prolonged.Chapter 8 › ¶ And his dayes shall not be prolonged.

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¶ And his days shall not be prolonged.

¶ And his dayes shall not be prolonged.

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IT seemeth the punishment of the wicked is long differed, specially to those that are afflicted: but when the day and punishment of the wicked cometh, it seemeth then to us all to soon. As Job saith: That the day of the wicked cometh suddenly. And in the 54. Psalm. Wicked men shall not live out half their days: that is, where they always take enterprises in hand, and hope after many things, they dye before they bring half their purposes to pass.

IT séemeth the punishment of the wicked is long differred, specially to those that are afflicted: but when the day and punishmēt of the wicked commeth, it séemeth thē to vs all to soone. As Iob saith: That the day of the wicked commeth suddenly. And in the 54. Psalme. Wicked men shall not lyue out halfe theyr dayes: that is, where they alwayes take enterprises in hand, and hope after many thinges, they dye before they bringe halfe their purposes to passe.

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¶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.

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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

¶ 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.

And I applied my mind to know wisdom, and to behold the business that is done on the earth, that neither day nor night the eyes of man take sleep.

And I applyed my mynde to know wisedome, and to beholde the busines that is done on the earth, that neyther daye nor night the eyes of man take sleepe.

Then I considered all the works of God, how man can not find out the work that is wrought under the Sun. But the more he laboureth to search it, the less he findeth, yea and although he think himself wise enough, yet he can not find it.

Then I consydered all the workes of God, how man can not fynd out the worke that is wrought vnder the Sun. But the more he laboureth to searche it, the lesse he findeth, yea and although he thinke himself wise inough, yet he can not finde it.

The nineth Chapter.

The nineth Chapiter.

All these things I cast in mine hart to understand. There are righteous ⟨image 148⟩men and wise, whose servants are in the hand of God, and yet no man knoweth the love or the hatred of that that is before him.

All these thinges I cast in mine hart to vnderstand. There are righteous ⟨image 148⟩men and wise, whose seruaunts are in the hand of God, and yet no mā knoweth the loue or the hatred of that that is before him.

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¶ 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.

And I applied my mind to know wisdom, and to behold the business that is done on the earth, that neither day nor night the eyes of man take sleep.

And I applyed my mynde to know wisedome, and to beholde the busines that is done on the earth, that neyther daye nor night the eyes of man take sleepe.

Then I considered all the works of God, how man can not find out the work that is wrought under the Sun. But the more he laboureth to search it, the less he findeth, yea and although he think himself wise enough, yet he can not find it.

Then I consydered all the workes of God, how man can not fynd out the worke that is wrought vnder the Sun. But the more he laboureth to searche it, the lesse he findeth, yea and although he thinke himself wise inough, yet he can not finde it.

The nineth Chapter.

The nineth Chapiter.

All these things I cast in mine hart to understand. There are righteous ⟨image 148⟩men and wise, whose servants are in the hand of God, and yet no man knoweth the love or the hatred of that that is before him.

All these thinges I cast in mine hart to vnderstand. There are righteous ⟨image 148⟩men and wise, whose seruaunts are in the hand of God, and yet no mā knoweth the loue or the hatred of that that is before him.