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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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Ans. No: But Solomon did well thus to confess his own distemper, before the Church, to let them and us all see what we shall get by employment of our wisdom, and great estates to seek happiness in creature-comforts.
Ans. No: But Solomon did well thus to confesse his own distemper, before the Church, to let them and us all see what we shall get by imployment of our wisdome, and great estates to seek happinesse in creature-comforts.
To exercise our wisdom in the knowledge and study of the creatures, to employ them or to teach others to employ them in Physic and Chirurgery, it would never have made a man weary of it in that course. And in like sort to employ our great estate in due supportance and refreshment ⟨p. 51⟩of our selves, education of our families, maintenance of Church and Commonwealth, succour of poor widows, and fatherless (as Job did) would never have made a man weary of his Labour. But to try to seek what happiness might be found in all creature-comforts, that is it which is vanity and vexation, and maketh a man weary of wisdom, life, labour. As if a man should employ his wisdom (Art and skill) in the Secrets of nature, and lay out a great estate to find the Philosophers stone, what shall he find at length but cause to be weary of his wisdom, life, and labour so bestowed in vain?
To exercise our wisdome in the knowledge and study of the creatures, to employ them or to teach others to employ them in Physick and Chyrurgery, it would never have made a man weary of it in that course. And in like sort to employ our great estate in due supportance and refreshment ⟨p. 51⟩of our selves, education of our families, maintenance of Church and Commonwealth, succour of poor widdowes, and fatherlesse (as Job did) would never have made a man weary of his Labour. But to try to seek what happinesse might be found in all creature-comforts, that is it which is vanity and vexation, and maketh a man weary of wisdome, life, labour. As if a man should employ his wisdome (Art and skill) in the Secrets of nature, and lay out a great estate to finde the Philosophers stone, what shal he finde at length but cause to be weary of his wisdome, life, and labour so bestowed in vaine?