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 9 › And yet no man knoweth whether he is loved or hated.Chapter 9 › And yet no man knoweth whether he is loued or hated.

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.

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And yet no man knoweth whether he is loved or hated.

And yet no man knoweth whether he is loued or hated.

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¹I Take both these words actively: that is to say, men are so untoward, that they acknowledge not the just and wise men, whose servants they see ⟨p. 145⟩God prospereth and governeth, for their benefactors, or their love or hatred. They forget nothing so soon as benefits. Solomon governed wisely, in peace, in great plenty: As soon as he was dead, they complain how he yoked them. There they remembered none of his benefits.

¹I Take bothe these wordes actiuely: that is to say, men are so vntowarde, that they acknowledge not the iust and wyse men, whose seruauntes they see ⟨p. 145⟩God prospereth and gouerneth, for theyr benefactours, or their loue or hatred. They forget nothing so soone as benefites. Salomō gouerned wisely, in peace, in great plenty: As soone as he was dead, they complaine how he yoked thē. There they remembred none of his benefites.

1An admonition yt we judge not of gods providence, according to prosperity or adversity.An admonition yt we iudge not of gods prouidēce, according to prosperity or aduersitie.

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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

And yet no man knoweth whether he is loved or hated.

And yet no man knoweth whether he is loued or hated.

This is the worst of all things that are done under the Sun.

This is the woorst of all things that are donne vnder the Sunne.

This is the cause therefore that mens hearts are filled with wickedness:

This is the cause therefore that mēs hartes are fylled with wyckednes:

And foolishness remaineth in their hearts until they dye.

And foolishnes remayneth in their hartes vntill they dye.

For among all men living, hope is chosen, for a living dog is better then a dead Lyon.

For among all men lyuing, hope is chosen, for a lyuing dogge is better then a dead Lyon.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

And yet no man knoweth whether he is loved or hated.

And yet no man knoweth whether he is loued or hated.

This is the worst of all things that are done under the Sun.

This is the woorst of all things that are donne vnder the Sunne.

This is the cause therefore that mens hearts are filled with wickedness:

This is the cause therefore that mēs hartes are fylled with wyckednes:

And foolishness remaineth in their hearts until they dye.

And foolishnes remayneth in their hartes vntill they dye.

For among all men living, hope is chosen, for a living dog is better then a dead Lyon.

For among all men lyuing, hope is chosen, for a lyuing dogge is better then a dead Lyon.