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The preachers proclamation Discoursing the vanity of all earthly things, and proving that there…The preachers proclamacion Discoursing the vanity of all earthly things, and proouing that there…
The preachers proclamation Discoursing the vanity of all earthly things, and proving that there is no contentation to a Christian mind, but only in the fear of God. Henry Smith.The preachers proclamacion Discoursing the vanity of all earthly things, and proouing that there is no contentation to a Christian minde, but onely in the feare of God. Henry Smith.
London: printed for William Kearney, 1591
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.
that every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received or used with thanksgiving, for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer: that is it which makes them profitable to us, which because it is wanting for the most part, therefore Solomon saith ⟨image 8⟩that all things are vain to us, not of them selves, but because they are not sanctified as they should be: therefore in the 2.24. the 3. 12, 22. the 5.17. the 8.15. he shows a way how we may make profit of all and rejoice in our labours, and find a lawful pleasure in earthly things, so often as he calls to the use, least we should err is the monks and Hermits have done before, mistaking these words, when he saith that all is vanity, they have forsaken all company and government, and office and trade, and get them selves into the wilderness among beasts, to live in quiet and silence, saying that men could not live in the world and please God, because all is vanity: so while they counted all things vain, they became vain themselves, and left those blessings which Solomon enjoyed after this knowledge, more then he did before.
that euery creature of God is good, and nothing is to be reiected, if it be receiued or vsed with thankesgiuing, for it is sanctified by the worde of God and prayer: that is it which makes them profitable to vs, which because it is wanting for the most parte, therefore Salomon saith ⟨image 8⟩that all things are vaine to vs, not of thē selues, but because they are not sanctified as they should be: therfore in the 2.24. the 3. 12, 22. the 5.17. the 8.15. he showes a way how we may make profite of all and reioyce in our labors, and finde a lawfull pleasure in earthly thinges, so often as he calles to the vse, least we should erre is the monkes and Eremites haue done before, mistaking these wordes, when he saith that all is vanitie, they haue forsaken al company and gouernment, and office and trade, and get them selues into the wildernes among beastes, to liue in quiet and silence, saying that men could not liue in the worlde and please God, because all is vanitie: so while they counted all things vaine, they became vaine themselues, and left those blessinges which Salomon enioyed after this knowledge, more then he did before.