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 spirit return to God that gave it.Chapter 12 › And the spirit returne to God that gaue it.

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 spirit return to God that gave it.

And the spirit returne to God that gaue it.

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And here also he hath respect to an other place of Gene. in the same chapter.¹ The Lord God breathed into the face of man, breath of life. He appointeth not whether the spirit goeth, but saith it returneth to God from whence it came. For as we know not whereof God made the spirit: even so we know not whether it goeth.

ANd here also he hath respect to an other place of Gene. in the same chapter.¹ The Lorde God breathed into the face of man, breath of lyfe. He appointeth not whether the spirit goeth, but saith it returneth to God from whence it came. For as we know not whereof God made the spirit: euen so we know not whether it goeth.

1The spirit returneth to God.

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

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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 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.

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.

¶ Of other books beside these my son take thou heed.

¶ Of other bookes beside these my sonne take thou heede.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

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.

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.

¶ Of other books beside these my son take thou heed.

¶ Of other bookes beside these my sonne take thou heede.