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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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Eccles. 7. v. 7. 7. Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad, and a gift destroyeth the heart.
[Greek or Hebrew] Translated surely, I do not find that ever the conjunction so signifieth in Scripture, but as it is translated in v. 6. for so it is firmly to be translated here. Surely neither standeth with the Grammar or Logic of the Text: no coherence will so be made of the sentence. But translate it for, and the context runs thus: Solomon had said (vers. 5.) It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, then the song of fools.
〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Translated surely, I doe not finde that ever the conjunction so signifieth in Scripture, but as it is translated in v. 6. for so it is firly to be translated here. Surely neither standeth with the Grammar or Logick of the Text: no coherence will so be made of the sentence. But translate it for, and the context runs thus: Solomon had said (vers. 5.) It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, then the song of fools.
This he proveth, first, from the vanity of the song of fools, illustrated by a simile taken from the crackling of thorns under a pot, v. 6. Of this was spoken in the former verse.