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 › Before the Pitcher be broken at the well, and the wheel at the Ces…: Before the Pitcher be broken at the well, and the wheel at the CisternChapter 12 › Before the Pytcher be broken at the well, and the wheele at the Ces…: Before the Pytcher be broken at the well, and the wheele at the Cesterne

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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Before the Pitcher be broken at the well, and the wheel at the Cistern

Before the Pytcher be broken at the well, and the wheele at the Cesterne

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¹That is before thy breath and life fail thee. Our body is like to a pitcher, which hath always need of reparation. The wheel upon the cistern, is the stomach and other members, which give instrument to the body.

¹THat is before thy breath and lyfe faile thée. Our body is lyke to a pitcher, which hath alwayes néede of reparation. The whele vpon the cesterne, is the stomacke and other members, which giue instrument to the body.

1Breath and life.Breath and lyfe.

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And the dust return to the earth, as it was in the beginning.

And the dust returne to the earth, as it was in the beginning.

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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

Before the Pitcher be broken at the well, and the wheel at the Cistern

Before the Pytcher be broken at the well, and the wheele at the Cesterne

And the dust return to the earth, as it was in the beginning.

And the dust returne to the earth, as it was in the beginning.

And the spirit return to God that gave it.

And the spirit returne to God that gaue it.

Vanity of vanities saith the Preacher, and all is but vanity.

Vanitie of vanities sayth the Preacher, and all is but vanitie.

This Preacher was not only wise, but also taught the people knowledge: he was very diligent, sought ⟨p. 184⟩forth and gathered together many Parables.

This Preacher was not onely wyse, but also taught the people knowledge: he was very diligent, sought ⟨p. 184⟩forth and gathered together many Parables.

He sought to find out pleasant words, and uprightly to write the word of trueth.

He sought to finde out pleasaunt wordes, and vprightly to write the worde of trueth.

The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails fastened by the masters of the Assemblies, and given by one Pastor.

The wordes of the wyse are lyke goades, and like nayles fastened by the masters of the Assemblies, and geuen by one Pastour.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Before the Pitcher be broken at the well, and the wheel at the Cistern

Before the Pytcher be broken at the well, and the wheele at the Cesterne

And the dust return to the earth, as it was in the beginning.

And the dust returne to the earth, as it was in the beginning.

And the spirit return to God that gave it.

And the spirit returne to God that gaue it.

Vanity of vanities saith the Preacher, and all is but vanity.

Vanitie of vanities sayth the Preacher, and all is but vanitie.

This Preacher was not only wise, but also taught the people knowledge: he was very diligent, sought ⟨p. 184⟩forth and gathered together many Parables.

This Preacher was not onely wyse, but also taught the people knowledge: he was very diligent, sought ⟨p. 184⟩forth and gathered together many Parables.

He sought to find out pleasant words, and uprightly to write the word of trueth.

He sought to finde out pleasaunt wordes, and vprightly to write the worde of trueth.

The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails fastened by the masters of the Assemblies, and given by one Pastor.

The wordes of the wyse are lyke goades, and like nayles fastened by the masters of the Assemblies, and geuen by one Pastour.