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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. › VerseA BRIEFE EXPOSITION UPON ECCLESIASTES. › Verse
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Doct. 1. There is a great scarcity of men (worthy the name of men, or quitting themselves like men,) and a greater scarcity of women worthy of the name of women: and Kings of all men (especially penitent Kings) have most cause to to say so. Or, There is a great scarcity of good men, and a greater scarcity of good women, especially about the Court. For Solomon speaketh of what himself found; One man among a thousand have I found, which argueth a great scarcity of men, and surely he doth not mean that men for the most part are no men, but not good men, not such as are worthy the name of men, that quit themselves like men, as they should according to 1 Cor. 16.13. in ⟨p. 159⟩our several relations and employments, 2 Sam. 10.12. See the like phrase, Prov. 18.22. So 1 Chron. 6, 10. Jehojada or Azariah (either of both, for the holy ghost giveth liberty to understand either) (Sacerdotem egit) executed the Priests office; why, did not their Predecessors and successors execute the same office? true, but not with like Priestly wisdom, courage, zeal, faithfulness. There is such a like phrase in Job 33.23