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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. › VerseA BRIEFE EXPOSITION UPON ECCLESIASTES. › Verse
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Doct. 2. The day of death is better then the birth day. This is not the speech, First, Of Job in misery, Job 3.3. Secondly. Of Jeremiah in passion, Jer. 20.14. but of Solomon in his repentance. This Solomon speaketh, not only of some extraordinary kinds of death, which have been of more public service, as the death of Christ, Joh. 12.32. Of Sampson, Judg. 16.30. Of the Martyrs, whose blood is, First, The glory of God, John 21.19. Secondly, the seed of the Church. But indefinitely and generally of the death of all or any. Better to the godly in regard, First, Of sin, which shall then be wholly subdued, Rom. 6.7. 1 Cor. 15.26. If sin continued after death, death were not the last enemy. But in birth we are borne in sin, Psal. 61.5. children of wrath, Eph. 2.3. Yea Newbirth leaveth much corruption still in us; we are borne in sin, but we dye in the Lord, Rev. 14.13. 1 Thes. 4.14. Secondly, Of misery, which attendeth Birth, Job. 14.1. & 5, 7. But death is an haven of rest after a sea of troublesome agitation and misery; Job 3.13, 14, & verse 21, 22. Rev. 14.13. Thirdly, Of grace which will then be perfected,