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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
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.
Secondly, from the madness of the oppression of such a reprover. To oppress a wise reprover, 1. makes a wise man mad: A wise man, whether it be, 1. The reproved, he will grow outrageous by oppressing his reprover, as did Asa, 2 ⟨p. 125⟩Chron. 16.10. 2 The reprover. Oppression may distemper him, Jer. 20.7, 8, 9. & v. 14 to 18. Secondly, destroys the heart (or life) of the Gift; Gift cannot properly or Grammatically be in the Nominative case before the Verb, but by Anomaly. For it is of the Feminine Gender, the Verb destroy of the masculine; neither is the sense so suitable here.
Secondly, from the madnesse of the oppression of such a reprover. To oppresse a wise reprover, 1. makes a wise man mad: A wise man, whether it be, 1. The reproved, he wil grow outragious by oppressing his reprover, as did Asa, 2 ⟨p. 125⟩Chron. 16.10. 2 The reprover. Oppression may distemper him, Jer. 20.7, 8, 9. & v. 14 to 18. Secondly, destroys the heart (or life) of the Gift; Gift cannot properly or Grammatically be in the Nominative case before the Verb, but by Anomaly. For it is of the Foeminine Gender, the Verb destroy of the masculine; neither is the sense so suitable here.
Thirdly, from the excellency of the end of a word, [Greek or Hebrew] to wit the word of reproof, above the beginning of it; the beginning of it may be harsh and unpleasant, but the end of it is wholesome, and medicinable, v. 8.