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…

Pineda marvelled how a dead fly should so much corrupt a precious Ointment, seeing he found it not so in his country. But there is a difference, first, of flies; which in Eastern Countries are many of them more venomous and noisome, Psalm 78.45. Secondly, of Ointments, which in those Countries are more pure and precious: which in ours are more gross and greasy; they anointed their heads and faces, Matth. 6.17. Eccles. 9.7.

Pineda marvelled how a dead fly should so much corrupt a precious Oyntment, seeing he found it not so in his countrey. But there is a difference, first, of flies; which in Eastern Countreys are many of them more venomous and noysome, Psalm 78.45. Secondly, of Oyntments, which in those Countreys are more pure and precious: which in ours are more grosse and greasie; they annoynted their heads and faces, Matth. 6.17. Eccles. 9.7.

Solomons folly in loving strange women corrupted his spirit to take them as wives and concubines: then to tolerate their Religion: then to adorn it with countenance of goodly Temples, and with maintenance of Priests and Sacrifices. Whence the Mount Olivet, on which their Temples were built, was called the mountain of corruption, 2 Kings 23.13. yea it corrupted all Israel and Judah.

Solomons folly in loving strange women cotrupted his spirit to take them as wives and concubines: then to tolerate their Religion: then to adorn it with countenance of goodly Temples, and with maintenance of Priests and Sacrifices. Whence the Mount Olivet, on which their Temples were built, was called the mountain of corruption,