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

Title page typeset from the transcription.

Chapter 1 › Wisdom and knowledge.Chapter 1 › Wisdome and knowledge.

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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Wisdom and knowledge.

Wisdome and knowledge.

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¹BY knowledge he meaneth not speculation, but a kind of practise and experience, & discretion in doing of things which we call sight & perfect understanding in matters, as is spoken of in the Psal.

¹BY knowledge he meaneth not speculation, but a kinde of practise and experience, & discretion in doing of things which we call sight & perfect vnderstanding in matters, as is spokē of in ye Psal.

1What knowledge i•.

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Wisdom is that knowledge whereby I perceive how a common weal is to be set up and governed,¹ which afterward is to be moderated and ordered, by knowledge and experience, according to circumstances falling out, and according to reason and moderation as time and matter shall bear it.

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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

Wisdom and knowledge.

Wisdome and knowledge.

Error and foolishness.

Errour and foolishnes.

For where much wisdom is, there is also great travel.

For where much wisdome is, there is also great trauell.

The second Chapter.

Then said I thus in my hart: go to, I will take mine ease, & have good days. But lo, that is vanity also.

Then sayd I thus in my hart: go to, I will take myne ease, & haue good dayes. But loe, that is vanitie also.

I said in my hart, I will take mine ease.

I sayd in my hart, I will take myne ease.

I said in my hart, I will go, and and take my pleasure.

I sayd in my hart, I will goe, and and take my pleasure.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Wisdom and knowledge.

Wisdome and knowledge.

Error and foolishness.

Errour and foolishnes.

For where much wisdom is, there is also great travel.

For where much wisdome is, there is also great trauell.

The second Chapter.

Then said I thus in my hart: go to, I will take mine ease, & have good days. But lo, that is vanity also.

Then sayd I thus in my hart: go to, I will take myne ease, & haue good dayes. But loe, that is vanitie also.

I said in my hart, I will take mine ease.

I sayd in my hart, I will take myne ease.

I said in my hart, I will go, and and take my pleasure.

I sayd in my hart, I will goe, and and take my pleasure.