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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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Doct. 1. An old Father of many children and many years, if his soul want goodness, and his body Burial, an Abortive (or untimely birth) is as good, yea better then he. As good in respect, 1. Of their entrance into the world, they both came in with vanity, that is to no end, not simply and altogether; For God hath wise and good ends of sending them both into the world; but in regard of themselves and other ⟨p. 108⟩men. 2. Of their seeing no good in life time, verse 6. 3. Of their departure out of the world; they both depart in darkness, First, of obscurity, Secondly, of misery. 4. They both are covered with darkness of oblivion; yea sometime the name of the wicked shall rot, when the other is not blemished, Prov. 10.7. 5. Of the same place whereto they both go, to the earth from whence they came: and the wicked man to a worse place, Acts 1.25. The Abortive better, in respect, First, He never saw the Sun, so he never saw outward good things, which might trouble him to lose. Secondly. He never knew any thing good or evil: so that his reckoning is more easy, and his present griefs less. Thirdly, He enjoyeth more test from evils, both in this, and in the other world, verse 5.
Doct. 1. An old Father of many children and many years, if his soul want goodnesse, and his body Burial, an Abortive (or untimely birth) is as good, yea better then he. As good in respect, 1. Of their entrance into the world, they both came in with vanity, that is to no end, not simply and altogether; For God hath wise and good ends of sending them both into the world; but in regard of themselves and other ⟨p. 108⟩men. 2. Of their seeing no good in life time, verse 6. 3. Of their departure out of the world; they both depart in darknesse, First, of obscurity, Secondly, of misery. 4. They both are covered with darknesse of oblivion; yea sometime the name of the wicked shall rot, when the other is not blemished, Prov. 10.7. 5. Of the same place whereto they both goe, to the earth from whence they came: and the wicked man to a worse place,