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A brief exposition with practical observations upon the whole book of Ecclesiastes by that…A briefe exposition with practicall observations upon the whole book of Ecclesiastes by that…
A brief exposition with practical observations upon the whole book of Ecclesiastes by that late pious and worthy divine, Mr. John Cotton ... ; published by Anthony Tuckney ...A briefe exposition with practicall observations upon the whole book of Ecclesiastes by that late pious and worthy divine, Mr. John Cotton ... ; published by Anthony Tuckney ...
London: printed by T.C. for Ralph Smith, 1654
A BRIEF EXPOSITION UPON ECCLESIASTES. › VersesA BRIEFE EXPOSITION UPON ECCLESIASTES. › Verses
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Reason 3. From the office of our memory and heart, which is the Treasury of our souls, Matth. 12, 35. and therefore not to be filled with trash, Jer. 4.14. Luke 2.51. on the contrary.
Reason 4. From the peace and tranquillity of our own spirits which should not depend upon mens judgements or ⟨p. 152⟩speeches, but upon Gods, 1 Cor. 4.3, 2 Cor. 1.12.
Reason 5. From the privity of our own conscience to our own sleight speeches of others, Eccles. 7.21, 22.