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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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That which Solomon taught us in the former verse, the unprofitableness of all labour about worldly things towards the attainment of happiness, he confirmeth in the rest of this Chapter, and the rest which follow, by induction of sundry sorts of labours, wherein men usually weary themselves, but in vain. And first he beginneth with the vanity of the labour of the mind, about the study of natural things, which in this whole Chapter he showeth to be unprofitable to the attainment of happiness, by two Reasons.
THat which Solomon taught us in the former verse, the unprofitablenesse of all labour about worldly things towards the attainment of happinesse, he confirmeth in the rest of this Chapter, and the rest which follow, by induction of sundry sorts of labours, wherein men usually weary themselves, but in vain. And first he beginneth with the vanity of the labour of the mind, about the study of naturall things, which in this whole Chapter he sheweth to be unprofitable to the attainment of happinesse, by two Reasons.
1. The first taken from the want of such things as accompany ⟨p. 12⟩true happiness, to wit, stability, satiety, newness in natural things. The Reason standeth thus:
1. The first taken from the want of such things as accompany ⟨p. 12⟩true happinesse, to wit, stability, satiety, newnesse in naturall things. The Reason standeth thus:
The knowledge and study of such things as want stability, satiety, newness, is unprofitable to the attainment of true happiness. But the knowledge and study of such things, is of such things as want stability, satiety, novelty.