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 2 › Then said I thus in my hart: go to, I will take mine ease, & have g…: Then said I thus in my hart: go to, I will take mine ease, & have good days. But lo,…Chapter 2 › Then sayd I thus in my hart: go to, I will take myne ease, & haue g…: Then sayd I thus in my hart: go to, I will take myne ease, & haue good dayes. But loe,…

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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.

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¹Because in the Chapter before, he showed that care, & thought, and mens forecasts, specially such as we provide for our selves by, are vain & of no force, teaching us to be content, with the word of God, and his working, so that we should presume to do nothing, but that the word of God prescribeth us, or his working enforceth us to do, which yet many times is contrary to his word, as when he oppresseth us with some evil, even when ⟨p. 28⟩we have done according to his word, wherein we have need of faith and patience, that in these cases we yield not to our own devises & seek to escape thereby, but commit our selves unto him, & to suffer his hand in his own work: now he turneth him to an other devise.

¹BEcause in the Chapiter before, he shewed that care, & thought, and mens forecastes, specially such as we prouide for our selues by, are vaine & of no force, teachyng vs to be content, with the word of God, and his working, so that we should presume to do nothing, but that the word of God prescribeth vs, or his working enforceth vs to doe, which yet many tymes is contrary to his word, as when hee oppresseth vs with some euill, euen when ⟨p. 28⟩

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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

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.

I said unto the man given to laughter, thou art mad, and to the man given to mirth, what dost thou?

I sayd vnto the man geuē to laughter, thou art mad, and to the man geuen to mirth, what doost thou?

And I thought in mine hart to abstain from wine,¹ and to govern my hart wisely, and to comprehend foolishness, until I might perceive what was good for the children of men, to do under heaven as long as they lived.

And I thought in myne hart to absteine from wyne,¹ and to gouerne my hart wisely, and to comprehēd foolishnes, vntill I might perceaue what was good for the children of men, to doe vnder heauen as long as they lyued.

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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.

I said unto the man given to laughter, thou art mad, and to the man given to mirth, what dost thou?

I sayd vnto the man geuē to laughter, thou art mad, and to the man geuen to mirth, what doost thou?

And I thought in mine hart to abstain from wine,1 and to govern my hart wisely, and to comprehend foolishness, until I might perceive what was good for the children of men, to do under heaven as long as they lived.

And I thought in myne hart to absteine from wyne,1 and to gouerne my hart wisely, and to comprehēd foolishnes, vntill I might perceaue what was good for the children of men, to doe vnder heauen as long as they lyued.

And I thought in mine hart to abstain from wine,¹ and to govern my hart wisely, and to comprehend foolishness, until I might perceive what was good for the children of men, to do under heaven as long as they lived.

And I thought in myne hart to absteine from wyne,¹ and to gouerne my hart wisely, and to comprehēd foolishnes, vntill I might perceaue what was good for the children of men, to doe vnder heauen as long as they lyued.