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A34666 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 ... Cotton, John, 1584-1652.; Tuckney, Anthony, 1599-1670. 1654 (1654) Wing C6413; ESTC R20578 202,192 290

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incorrigibleness_n psal_n 58.8_o second_o harsh_a and_o unreverent_a insurrection_n against_o well_o deserve_a magistrate_n num._n 12.1_o 2_o 12._o use_v 4._o to_o exhort_v to_o furnish_v the_o soul_n with_o goodness_n which_o will_v make_v a_o blessing_n of_o life_n long_o or_o short_a child_n many_o or_o few_o burial_n or_o no_o burial_n isai_n 65.20_o psal_n 79.2_o a_o woman_n fear_v god_n be_v better_a than_o a_o woman_n bear_v the_o best_a child_n luke_n 11.27_o 28._o eccles_n 6.7_o 8._o 7._o all_o the_o labour_n of_o man_n be_v for_o his_o mouth_n and_o yet_o the_o appetite_n be_v not_o fill_v 8._o for_o what_o have_v the_o wise_a more_o than_o the_o fool_n what_o have_v the_o poor_a that_o know_v to_o walk_v before_o the_o live_n 9_o better_a be_v the_o sight_n of_o the_o eye_n then_o the_o wander_a of_o the_o desire_n this_o be_v also_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n in_o these_o verse_n solomon_n discover_v to_o we_o the_o vanity_n of_o labour_n which_o he_o set_v 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