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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.
Eccles. 5.1, 2, 3. Vers. 1. Keep thy foot when thou goest to the House of God, and be more ready to hear then to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. 2. Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in Heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. 3. For a dream cometh through the multitude of business, and a fools voice is known by multitude of words.
Eccles. 5.1, 2, 3. Vers. 1. Keep thy foot when thou goest to the House of God, and be more ready to heare then to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they doe evil. 2. Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in Heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. 3. For a dream commeth through the multitude of business, and a fools voyce is known by multitude of words.
IN this Chapter Solomon declareth the vanity found, First, in the performance of Gods worship, v. 1, to 7. Secondly, in marvelling and murmuring at oppressions in men of place, v. 8. Thirdly, in Riches, v. 9, to 19. In declaring the vanity found, not in Gods worship, but in mens manner of performance of it, lest he might seem with the profane, (Mal. 3.14.) to esteem it a vain thing to serve God, he rather directeth men how to prevent such vanities, then declareth the vanities which they fall into in Gods worship. His direction in these three verses is, First, in general; to take heed or look well to our ways, when we enter into holy public assemblies, v. 1. Secondly, in particular: To draw nigh to hear. Whereof he giveth a reason, from the folly of all sacrifices without drawing near to hear, v. 1. Which is amplified by the Reason thereof, taken from the evil of such a worship, and their ignorance of that evil, who do so perform it, v. 1. 2 To avoid hastiness and multitude of words before God. Whereof he giveth a twofold reason, First, from Gods heavenly Majesty, in comparison of earthly baseness, v. 2. Secondly, from the folly springing from multitude of words, amplified by the comparison of a dream coming from multitude of business, v. 3. The words