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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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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.
Reason 1. For so a wise man is likely to be a drudge to a fool: an honest man to a wretch, a painful man to an idle.
Use 1. To wean wise men and so all men from voluptuousness, that is, from placing their happiness in earthly comforts. Otherwise it would never have thus vexed Solomon to have been uncertain of his heir.
Ʋse 1. To weane wise men and so all men from voluptuousnesse, that is, from placing their happinesse in earthly comforts. Otherwise it would never have thus vexed Solomon to have been uncertaine of his heire.