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

Title page typeset from the transcription.

Chapter 12 › Put away evil from thy flesh.Chapter 12 › Put away euill from thy fleshe.

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Put away evil from thy flesh.

Put away euill from thy fleshe.

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¹That is, whatsoever may vex or trouble thee, put from thee, not that he forbiddeth man to chasten his flesh, but in vain (saith he) dost thou vex thy self, while thou lettest such things trouble thee. Frown not at these matters therefore, but be of merry cheer: Only see that thou fear God. For a merry countenance declareth a merry hart. And even as I will have thee to be merry in mind, so will I thou be also cheerful of body.

¹THat is, whatsoeuer may vexe or trouble thée, put from thee, not that he forbiddeth man to chasten his fleshe, but in vayne (saith he) doost thou vexe thy selfe, while yu lettest such thinges trouble thee. Frowne not at these matters therefore, but be of meary cheare: Onely see yt thou feare God. For a meary countenaunce declareth a meary hart. And euen as I will haue thée to be meary in mynde, so will I thou be also cherefull of body.

1Sorrow must be put away.Sorow must be put away.

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For childhood and youth. &c.

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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

Put away evil from thy flesh.

Put away euill from thy fleshe.

For childhood and youth. &c.

¶ Remember thy Creator now in thine youth, before the evil days come, & the years approach: where in thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.

¶ Remember thy Creator now in thine youth, before the euell dayes come, & the yeares approch: where in thou shalt say, I haue no pleasure in them.

Whiles the sun is not dark, nor the light, nor the Moon, nor the Stars, nor the Clouds, return after the rain.

Whiles the sonne is not darke, nor the light, nor the Moone, nor the Starres, nor the Cloudes, returne after the rayne.

¶ When the Reapers of the house shall tremble.

❀And the strong men shall bow them selves.

❀And the strong men shall bowe them selues.

When the Grinders shall cease, because ⟨image 185⟩they are few.

When the Grinders shall cease, because ⟨image 185⟩they are fewe.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Put away evil from thy flesh.

Put away euill from thy fleshe.

For childhood and youth. &c.

¶ Remember thy Creator now in thine youth, before the evil days come, & the years approach: where in thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.

¶ Remember thy Creator now in thine youth, before the euell dayes come, & the yeares approch: where in thou shalt say, I haue no pleasure in them.

Whiles the sun is not dark, nor the light, nor the Moon, nor the Stars, nor the Clouds, return after the rain.

Whiles the sonne is not darke, nor the light, nor the Moone, nor the Starres, nor the Cloudes, returne after the rayne.

¶ When the Reapers of the house shall tremble.

❀And the strong men shall bow them selves.

❀And the strong men shall bowe them selues.

When the Grinders shall cease, because ⟨image 185⟩they are few.

When the Grinders shall cease, because ⟨image 185⟩they are fewe.