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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
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.
Reasons. why restless, 1. From the disproportion between the faculty and the object. The wisdom of God in these ways of his providence is beyond our reach. And therefore as when the members of the body are reached and stretched beyond their compass, it chaseth away all sleep and rest: so when the mind is set upon the rack by such transcendent meditations, it rendeth the soul with vexation and restless disquietness.
Reasons. why restlesse, 1. From the disproportion between the faculty and the object. The wisdome of God in these wayes of his providence is beyond our reach. And therefore as when the members of the body are reached and stretched beyond their compasse, it chaseth away all sleep and rest: so when the minde is set upon the rack by such transcendent meditations, it rendeth the soul with vexation and restlesse disquietnesse.
Reason 2. From the force of earnest intention of the mind in difficult and abstruse studies to waste and scatter those cool and moist vapours which rise from the stomach to cool the brain, and would stop the passage of the animal spirits to the senses, and so procure sleep. For the animal spirits of the brain being heated with agitation and study, do also heat those vapours, and so attenuate and disperse, and spend them that they cannot stop the passage of the spirits to the senses and so sleep is chased away. This is a natural cause which is the more aggravated by the hand of God taking away natural rest from such as cannot rest satisfied in his will, unless they may be of his counsel, Job 33.13.
Reason 2. From the force of earnest intention of the minde in difficult and abstruse studies to waste and scatter those cool and moist vapours which rise from the stomack to cool the braine, and would stop the passage of the animal spirits to the senses, and so procure sleep. For the animal spirits of the braine being heated with agitation and study, doe also heat those vapours, and so attenuate and disperse, and spend them that they cannot stop the passage of the spirits to the senses and so sleep is chased away. This is a natural cause which is the more aggravated by the hand of God taking away natural rest from such as cannot rest satisfied in his will, unlesse they may be of his counsel,