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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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Solomon having considered the vanity of wisdom and folly severally and in part, now cometh to consider of them jointly, in comparison one with another, whereof he rendereth the reason, vers. 12. because no man had better experience of both of them, then himself. His singular experience, though but of one man, may stand for a general observation, as if it had been proved by the experience of all men. He that should try these things after him, should find no more in them, then he had done.
SOlomon having considered the vanity of wisdome and folly severally and in part, now commeth to consider of them joyntly, in comparison one with another, whereof he rendreth the reason, vers. 12. because no man had better experience of both of them, then himselfe. His singular experience, though but of one man, may stand for a generall observation, as if it had been proved by the experience of all men. He that should try these things after him, should find no more in them, then he had done.
Now upon comparing of them together, he first preferreth wisdom above folly, by a comparison, 1. Of light-excelling darkness, vers. 13. 2. Of sight excelling blindness: Or of him whose eyes ⟨p. 40⟩are in his head, above him who walketh in darkness. vers. 14.
Now upon comparing of them together, he first preferreth wisdom above folly, by a comparison, 1. Of light-excelling darkness, vers. 13. 2. Of sight excelling blindnesse: Or of him whose eyes ⟨p. 40⟩are in his head, above him who walketh in darkness. vers. 14.
Secondly, He equalleth wisdom and folly by the events happening to the fool and wise alike. Whence he falleth 1. Into an expostulation with himself why he should then be more wise. 2. Into a resolution or acknowledgement of this vanity, befalling wisdom and wise men, which is to find the like event befalling themselves as fools, v. 15. 3. He expresseth in particular what these events be which fall equally upon both; to wit,