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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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etc._n heb._n 1.14_o use_v 3_o it_o be_v no_o unbeseeming_a office_n for_o king_n to_o write_v good_a book_n or_o to_o publish_v their_o repentance_n after_o their_o public_a sin_n psal_n 51._o use_v 4._o to_o let_v we_o see_v what_o a_o benefit_n it_o be_v for_o a_o minister_n or_o magistrate_n to_o live_v among_o good_a people_n they_o mutual_o help_v one_o another_o to_o avoid_v sin_n and_o to_o come_v out_o of_o it_o use_v 5._o to_o add_v still_o the_o more_o due_a respect_n to_o this_o book_n pen_v by_o a_o king_n and_o a_o king_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n use_v 6._o to_o teach_v penitent_n not_o to_o affect_v the_o expression_n of_o title_n or_o style_n of_o honour_n at_o large_a chap._n 1._o verse_n 2._o vanity_n of_o vanity_n say_v the_o preacher_n vanity_n of_o vanity_n all_o be_v vanity_n vanity_n of_o vanity_n etc._n etc._n the_o logical_a and_o rhetorical_a resolution_n of_o these_o word_n be_v deliver_v above_o in_o open_v the_o first_o use_n doct._n 1._o all_o 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