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 12 › ❀And the strong men shall bow them selves.Chapter 12 › ❀And the strong men shall bowe them selues.

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❀And the strong men shall bow them selves.

❀And the strong men shall bowe them selues.

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That is, when the legs and knees shall wax faint, and yield.¹ For unto the bones and legs is attributed the strength of man, as in the Psalm. The Lord hath no pleasure in the strength of a mans legs.

THat is, when the legges and knées shall waxe faint, and yelde.¹ For vnto the bones and legges is attributed the strength of man, as in the Psalme. The Lord hath no pleasure in the strength of a mans legges.

1The legs.

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

When the Grinders shall cease, because ⟨image 185⟩

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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 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⟩

¶ And they wax dark that look out at the windows.

¶ And they waxe darke that looke out at the wyndowes.

And the street doors be shut without, & the base sound of the grinding wax weak.

And the streat dores be shut without, & the base sounde of the grinding waxe weake.

When they shall rise at the pepping of the bird, and all the daughters of singing shall wax faint.

When they shall ryse at the peping of the byrde, and all the daughters of singing shall waxe fainte.

The daughters of singing.

When the height shall be afraid, & ⟨image 186⟩fear in the way.

When the height shalbe afrayed, & ⟨image 186⟩feare in the waye.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

❀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⟩

¶ And they wax dark that look out at the windows.

¶ And they waxe darke that looke out at the wyndowes.

And the street doors be shut without, & the base sound of the grinding wax weak.

And the streat dores be shut without, & the base sounde of the grinding waxe weake.

When they shall rise at the pepping of the bird, and all the daughters of singing shall wax faint.

When they shall ryse at the peping of the byrde, and all the daughters of singing shall waxe fainte.

The daughters of singing.

When the height shall be afraid, & ⟨image 186⟩fear in the way.

When the height shalbe afrayed, & ⟨image 186⟩feare in the waye.