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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 1. From the deep deceitfulness and weakness of the heart unless the Lord dwell in it, strengthen it, keep it, and guide it; Jer. 17.9. God is the strength of the godly wise mans heart, Psal. 73.26. But in an hypocrite (much more in an open wicked man,) his heart is empty at his best: and being empty, Satan will soon repossess him, and hurry him to open offences and miscarriages, Matth. 12.44, 45.
Reason 1. From the deep deceitfulnesse and weaknesse of the heart unlesse the Lord dwell in it, strengthen it, keep it, and guide it; Jer. 17.9. God is the strength of the godly wise mans heart, Psal. 73.26. But in an hypocrite (much more in an open wicked man,) his heart is empty at his best: and being empty, Satan will soon repossesse him, and hurry him to open offences and miscarriages, Matth. 12.44, 45.
Reason 2. From the failing of the heart the way will be openly vain, and foolish, and wicked. Text.
Reason 2. From the failing of the heart the way will be openly vaine, and foolish, and wicked. Text.
Use 1. To teach us not to neglect wisdom, though a poor mans wisdom be despised, and he forgotten: and an honourable mans wisdom is corrupted with some dead and stinking fly, some time or other. For though this be true, yet there is great preeminence in a wise man above a fool, as both these verses show.