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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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Reason of serious and short speech. 1 From Gods heavenly Majesty in comparison of our earthly baseness, v. 2. Prov. 10.19. Matth. 6.7. His heavenly Majesty, first, knoweth all our wants when we pray, Matth. 6.32. Secondly, is a spirit that is not moved with words, but spirit and life, John 4.23, 24. Thirdly, his own words, when he speaketh to us are spirit and life, John 6.63. And therefore we must not beat the air in hasty and much speech.
Reason of serious and short speech. 1 From Gods heavenly Majesty in comparison of our earthly basenesse, v. 2. Prov. 10.19. Matth. 6.7. His heavenly Majesty, first, knoweth all our wants when we pray, Matth. 6.32. Secondly, is a spirit that is not moved with words, but spirit and life, John 4.23, 24. Thirdly, his own words, when he speaketh to us are spirit and life, John 6.63. And therefore we must not beat the ayre in hasty and much speech.
Reason 2. From the vanity and folly of long discourses, whether in prayer or preaching: Text, v. 3, 7. Prov. 10.19. As a Dream cometh by much business, so a fools voice by multitude of words, v. 3. where blot out in the Translation, is known.