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 › But are given by one Pastor.Chapter 12 › But are geuen by one Pastour.

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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But are given by one Pastor.

But are geuen by one Pastour.

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That is to say, one king being Pastor,¹ hath appointed wise men to peruse and allow books. These men in this ⟨image 190⟩book have acknowledged the holy ghost, and allowed it to be had of the people. Thus were the Gospels received and allowed of the Fathers, that is, the Fathers acknowledged the holy Ghost to be in them. Now we must not hereof infer, therefore the Church or Fathers are above the Gospels:² As it followeth not, I know God to be the true and living God, and his word, Ergo I am above God and his word. As he is not above the Prince that acknowledgeth the Prince, nor above his father that acknowledgeth his father: even so in this. These men teach not this Pastor, but receive of our Pastor. So I make a difference among books, and say, this Epistle is Apostolic, and this is not. Now, this is nothing else but to bear witness unto the trueth. Now followeth the exhortation.

THat is to say, one kyng being Pastour,¹ hath appointed wisemen to peruse and allow bookes. These men in this ⟨image 190⟩

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The book

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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

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.

¶ For there is none end in making of books.

¶ For there is none ende in making of bookes.

Much study and reading, is a weariness of the flesh.

Much study and reading, is a wearines of the fleshe.

Let us hear the end of all, fear God, and keep his commandments.

Let vs heare the ende of all, feare God, and keepe his commaundementes.

¶ For this is the duty of all men.

¶ For this is the dutie of all men.

For God will bring every work unto judgement, with every secret thing, whether it be good or evil.

For God wil bring euery worke vnto iudgement, with euery secreat thing, whether it be good or euell.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

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.

¶ For there is none end in making of books.

¶ For there is none ende in making of bookes.

Much study and reading, is a weariness of the flesh.

Much study and reading, is a wearines of the fleshe.

Let us hear the end of all, fear God, and keep his commandments.

Let vs heare the ende of all, feare God, and keepe his commaundementes.

¶ For this is the duty of all men.

¶ For this is the dutie of all men.

For God will bring every work unto judgement, with every secret thing, whether it be good or evil.

For God wil bring euery worke vnto iudgement, with euery secreat thing, whether it be good or euell.