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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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Doctr. 4. It is a wearisome vanity tending to make a man to despair of all his labours; a wise man and an honest man, to leave his estate either to an heir of whose wisdom he is uncertain, or to any who hath not laboured after wisdom ⟨p. 48⟩and honesty, verse 19.20, 21. This double vexation befell Solomon; first he was uncertain what his son would prove, wise or foolish.
Doctr. 4. It is a wearysome vanity tending to make a man to despaire of all his labours; a wise man and an honest man, to leave his estate either to an heire of whose wisdome he is uncertaine, or to any who hath not laboured after wisdome ⟨p. 48⟩and honesty, verse 19.20, 21. This double vexation befell Solomon; first he was uncertaine what his son would prove, wise or foolish.
2. He saw for the present, he took pains neither for wisdom nor equity (or honesty) as himself had done: yea, it may be he also foresaw what loss of his estate might befall his son, ten parts of it to fall to Jeroboam, a man that made Israel to sin. And yet in Libanus and other parts of Israel, Solomon had built much, 1 Kings 9.19.
2. He saw for the present, he took paines neither for wisdome nor equity (or honesty) as himselfe had done: yea, it may be he also foresaw what losse of his estate might befall his son, ten parts of it to fall to Jeroboam, a man that made Israel to sin. And yet in Libanus and other parts of Israel, Solomon had built much, 1 Kings 9.19.