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 › ¶ Moreover they have no part or portion in this word.Chapter 9 › ¶ Moreouer they haue no parte or portion in this worde.

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¶ Moreover they have no part or portion in this word.

¶ Moreouer they haue no parte or portion in this worde.

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That is, they have nothing to do with us. He describeth the dead, as like to senseless Carcasses. He will therefore have ⟨p. 149⟩us use this life while we may, and to labour all that we are able. We are compelled to leave the greater part of the world unto Satan, we can scarce bring the thousandth part unto God. Therefore if the Lyon dye: kill not the Dog also.

THat is, they haue nothing to doe wt vs. He describeth the dead, as lyke to sensles Carkasses. He will therfore haue ⟨p. 149⟩vs vse this lyfe while we may, and to labour all yt we are able. We are compelled to leaue the greater parte of the world vnto Satan, we can scarce bring ye thousandth parte vnto God. Therefore if the Lyon dye: kyll not the Dogg also.

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Go therefore and eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a cheerful hart. For now thy works please God.

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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

¶ Moreover they have no part or portion in this word.

¶ Moreouer they haue no parte or portion in this worde.

Go therefore and eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a cheerful hart. For now thy works please God.

¶ For thy works please God.

¶ For thy workes please God.

At all times let thy garments be white, and let thine head be anointed with oil.

At all tymes let thy garmentes bee white, and let thyne heade be anoynted with oyle.

And anoint thy head with oil.

And anoynt thy hed with oyle.

Rejoice with the wife whom thou hast loved all the days of the life of thy vanity, which God hath given thee under the Sun, all the days of thy vanity. For this is thy portion in the life, and in thy travel wherein thou labourest under the Sun.

Reioyce with the wife whom thou hast loued all the dayes of the lyfe of thy vanitie, which God hath geuen thee vnder the Sunne, all the dayes of thy vanitie. For this is thy portion in the lyfe, and in thy trauell wherein thou labourest vnder the Sunne.

All that thine hand shall find to do, do with all thy power: for there is neither work, nor invention, nor knowledge, nor wisdom in the grave whether thou goest.

All that thyne hand shall finde to doe, doe wyth all thy power: for there is neyther worke, nor inuention, nor knowledge, nor wisdome in the graue whether thou goest.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

¶ Moreover they have no part or portion in this word.

¶ Moreouer they haue no parte or portion in this worde.

Go therefore and eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a cheerful hart. For now thy works please God.

¶ For thy works please God.

¶ For thy workes please God.

At all times let thy garments be white, and let thine head be anointed with oil.

At all tymes let thy garmentes bee white, and let thyne heade be anoynted with oyle.

And anoint thy head with oil.

And anoynt thy hed with oyle.

Rejoice with the wife whom thou hast loved all the days of the life of thy vanity, which God hath given thee under the Sun, all the days of thy vanity. For this is thy portion in the life, and in thy travel wherein thou labourest under the Sun.

Reioyce with the wife whom thou hast loued all the dayes of the lyfe of thy vanitie, which God hath geuen thee vnder the Sunne, all the dayes of thy vanitie. For this is thy portion in the lyfe, and in thy trauell wherein thou labourest vnder the Sunne.

All that thine hand shall find to do, do with all thy power: for there is neither work, nor invention, nor knowledge, nor wisdom in the grave whether thou goest.

All that thyne hand shall finde to doe, doe wyth all thy power: for there is neyther worke, nor inuention, nor knowledge, nor wisdome in the graue whether thou goest.