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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
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.
London: printed by John Daye, 1573London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1573
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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.
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.
Here again he exhorteth,1 and joineth a threatening to his exhortation. Deuyde saith he thy bread among seven or eight, that is give plentifully. For he that soweth sparingly, shall reap sparingly, He that soweth abundantly shall reap abundantly. As Paul saith: Think it not to much whatsoever thou givest. And although y• shouldest give all thou hast, yet shouldest thou not want, so that thou hast to give, and givest of thine own, as Christ saith in his gospel.
HEre againe he exhorteth,1 and ioyneth a threatening to his exhortatiō. Deuyde saith he thy breade among seuen or eight, that is geue plentifully. For he that soweth sparingly, shall reape sparinglye, He that soweth aboundantly shall reape aboundantlye. As Paule sayth: Thinke it not to much whatsoeuer thou geuest. And although y• shouldest giue all yu hast, yet shouldest thou not want, so that thou hast to geue, and gyuest of thine owne, as Christ sayth in his gospell.
- 1The commandment of liberality repeated again.