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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.
Reas. à major. If he excelled all others in all these things, so far as any of them might be employed to any comfortable, or profitable, or honourable use: It is not for his inferiors in all or any of these, to find more good by them then he had done.
Reas. à majore. If he excelled all others in all these things, so far as any of them might be employed to any comfortable, or profitable, or honourable use: It is not for his inferiours in all or any of these, to finde more good by them then he had done.
Use 1. To teach all men to content themselves with Solomons experience, and not look for more benefit in these things then he found. If he seeking the chief good in them, found them all vanity and bitterness, we in following his example, shall find no better success.
Ʋse 1. To teach all men to content themselves with Solomons experience, and not look for more benefit in these things then he found. If he seeking the chiefe good in them, found them all vanity and bitternesse, we in following his example, shall finde no better successe.
But the world will not herein believe Solomon, though he should arise from the dead, and report no less to them.
But the world will not herein believe Solomon, though he should arise from the dead, and report no lesse to them.