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 11 › For after many days thou shalt find it.Chapter 11 › For after many dayes thou shalt finde it.

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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For after many days thou shalt find it.

For after many dayes thou shalt finde it.

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That is, if thou live long thou shalt find that bread that thou didst caste into the water, as though he should say: ⟨p. 172⟩it shall not be lost that thou givest to others, although it seem so, yea the Lord will give thee bread for a long season. Psal. 36. The righteous is ever merciful and lendeth. Again: In the time of dearth they shall have plenty. For God will not suffer himself to be overcome in liberality, but will far pass and surmount our bounty and largess.

THat is, if thou liue long thou shalt finde that bread that thou didst caste into the water, as though he should say: ⟨p. 172⟩it shall not be lost that thou geuest to others, although it séeme so, yea the Lord will geue thée bread for a long season. Psal. 36. The righteous is euer mercifull and lendeth. Againe: In the time of dearth they shall haue plenty. For God will not suffer himselfe to be ouercommed in liberalitie, but will far passe and surmount our bounty and largesse.

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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

For after many days thou shalt find it.

For after many dayes thou shalt finde it.

Give a portion to seven and also to eight, for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon earth.

Geue a portion to seuen and also to eight, for thou knowest not what euell shall be vpon earth.

Because thou knowest me, what evil. &c.

Because thou knowest me, what euell. &c.

¶ If the Clouds be full, they will pour fourth rain upon the earth.

¶ If the Cloudes be full, they will powre fourth rayne vpō the earth.

¶The tree whether it falleth to the South, or to the North, in the place that it falleth there it shall be.

He that observeth the wind shall not sow, and he that regardeth the Clouds shall not reap.

He that obserueth the wynde shall not sowe, and he that regardeth the Cloudes shall not reape.

As thou knowest not which is the way of the Spirits, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with Child: So thou knowest not the word of God that worketh all.

As thou knowest not which is the waye of the Spirites, nor how the bones doe growe in the wombe of her that is with Childe: So thou knowest not the worde of God that worketh all.

Reformers309

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For after many days thou shalt find it.

For after many dayes thou shalt finde it.

Give a portion to seven and also to eight, for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon earth.

Geue a portion to seuen and also to eight, for thou knowest not what euell shall be vpon earth.

Because thou knowest me, what evil. &c.

Because thou knowest me, what euell. &c.

¶ If the Clouds be full, they will pour fourth rain upon the earth.

¶ If the Cloudes be full, they will powre fourth rayne vpō the earth.

¶The tree whether it falleth to the South, or to the North, in the place that it falleth there it shall be.

He that observeth the wind shall not sow, and he that regardeth the Clouds shall not reap.

He that obserueth the wynde shall not sowe, and he that regardeth the Cloudes shall not reape.

As thou knowest not which is the way of the Spirits, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with Child: So thou knowest not the word of God that worketh all.

As thou knowest not which is the waye of the Spirites, nor how the bones doe growe in the wombe of her that is with Childe: So thou knowest not the worde of God that worketh all.