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 dust return to the earth, as it was in the beginning.Chapter 12 › And the dust returne to the earth, as it was in the beginning.

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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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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Solomon hath a respect to the place of ⟨p. 183⟩Genesis. 2. Chapter: as if he should say,¹ After death dust returneth to earth as it was before. We were all dust, therefore when we dye, we return to dust, as we were before.

SAlomon hath a respect to the place of ⟨p. 183⟩Genesis. 2. Chapiter: as if he should say,¹ After death dust returneth to earth as it was before. We were all dust, therefore when we dye, we returne to dust, as we were before.

1The body returneth to dust.

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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

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.

But are given by one Pastor.

But are geuen by one Pastour.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

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.

But are given by one Pastor.

But are geuen by one Pastour.