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Author: Serres, Jean de, 1540?-1598.
Title: A godlie and learned commentarie vpon the excellent book of Solomon, commonly called Ecclesiastes, or the Preacher in the vvhich commentarie are briefly and plainly layde downe the methode, sense, and vse of that most profitable sermon, on the which, yet there hath neuer bin set forth any exposition in the English tong before this time, in such large and profitable manner. VVritten in Latin by Iohn Serranus, and newly turned into English by Iohn Stockwood, school-master of Tunbridge.
Print source: A godlie and learned commentarie vpon the excellent book of Solomon, commonly called Ecclesiastes, or the Preacher in the vvhich commentarie are briefly and plainly layde downe the methode, sense, and vse of that most profitable sermon, on the which, yet there hath neuer bin set forth any exposition in the English tong before this time, in such large and profitable manner. VVritten in Latin by Iohn Serranus, and newly turned into English by Iohn Stockwood, school-master of Tunbridge.
Serres, Jean de, 1540?-1598., Stockwood, John, d. 1610,
London: Printed by Iohn VVindet for Iohn Harrison the younger, 1585.
Alternate titles: Commentarius, in Solomonis Ecclesiastes. English Commentarius, in Solomonis Ecclesiastes. Godlie and learned commentarie upon the excellent book of Solomon, commonly called Ecclesiastes, or the Preacher.
Notes:
A translation of: Commentarius, in Solomonis Ecclesiastes.
The last leaf is blank.
Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.
Subject terms:
Bible. -- O.T. -- Ecclesiastes -- Commentaries -- Early works to 1800.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A11933.0001.001
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To the right woorshipful M. Thomas Vane of Buston, Es∣quire, and one of her Maiesties Iu∣stices of the peace within the Countie of Kent: And also vnto the right worshipfull M. Henry Vane of Hadlow, Esquire, Iohn Stockwood Schoole∣master of Tunbridge wisheth all happinesse in this life, and in the life to come, the sound fruition of those ioyes which are e∣ternall and neuer shall haue ending.
Vnto the godly Chri∣stian Reader.
A Praeface of Iohn Serranus vpon the Booke of Solomon, called Ecclesiastes, or the Preacher, conteining the Argument and Contents of the Books.
This therefore is the particular distribution or handling of this whole discourse.
A Commentarie of Iohn Ser∣ranus, vpon the Preacher of Solomon.
The first Chapter.
The Exposition.
The doctrine.
A generall confutation, tou∣ching the vanitie of man
The exposition.
The doctrine.
The exposition.
The Doctrine.
The exposition.
The doctrine.
The exposition.
The doctrine.
A confutation of the wisdome of man, that is to say, that in the wisedome of man there is great vanitie.
The exposition.
The doctrine.
The exposition.
The obseruation of doctrine.
A confutation of pleasure: That is to saye, That in pleasure there is great vanitie. The second Chapter.
The exposition.
The doctrine.
The exposition.
The doctrine.
A confutation of the Pru∣dence of man, that is to say, That there is vanitie also in the Prudence of man, & that happinesse is a∣way from it.
The thirde Chapter.
The exposition.
The doctrine.
The Exposition.
The doctrine.
The Exposition.
The doctrine.
The Exposition.
The Doctrine.
The exposition.
The doctrine.
The exposition.
The doctrine.
The Exposition.
The Doctrine.
The third Chapter.
The Doctrine.
A confutation of the Vertue of man, being considered and iud∣ged of by the very outward issue, that is to say, by the thinges whiche doe befall vnto men in∣dued with vertue: who of al men for the most part are the most miserable. There is also set downe a confutation of such actions, as fall out in the common life of man, and of certayne e∣speciall and principall kindes of life, from all which he teacheth happinesse to be absent, so that namelye it is no where to bee founde in the life of man.
The fourth Chapter.
The Exposition.
The doctrine.
The Exposition.
The Doctrine.
The fourth chapiter.
The doctrine.
¶ The last confutation of the Vanitie of man, taken from the acti∣ons of common life, and from certain espe∣ciall and principall trades and ma∣ners of liuing.
The Exposition.
The Doctrine.
The exposition.
The doctrine.
The exposition.
The doctrine.
¶The second part of this Ser∣mon: that is to say, what true happi∣nesse is, and what is the way and meanes to obtaine the same.
The fift Chapter.
The Exposition.
The doctrine.
The third and last part of this Sermon: of the vse of this Doctrine concerning godlinesse, in the which hee placed felicitie or happinesse. He maketh two partes of this vse: The first is of the remedies agaynste the outrages and disorders that fall out in the affaires and matters belonging vnto men. The other of the waye how to leade our life well and honestly.
A remedie against the tentation, the which is wont to arise of the consideration of disorderousnesse of thinges. Of this remedy he will intreat more at large hereaf∣ter, in the ninth chapter.
The Exposition.
The doctrine.
A remedie against the vainitie of riches.
The sixth Chapter.
The exposition.
The sixth Chapter.
The doctrine.
A Remedye agaynst the vanitye of the know∣ledge of man.
The Exposition.
The Doctrine.
A remedy against the vanitie of man his Prudence.
The seuenth Chapter.
The Exposition.
The seuenth chapter.
The doctrine.
The seuenth Chapter, from the second verse. A remedie against the vanitie of man his pleasure.
The exposition.
The doctrine.
The Exposition.
The doctrine.
A remedie against this abash∣ment of minde, the vvhiche ariseth of the feeling of the troubles and disorders the which are incident or befalling vnto men.
The exposition.
The Doctrine.
The second parte concerning the vse of Godlinesse, vnto the orde∣ring of our life well and honestly: whereof hee setteth downe seueral precepts: from this 19 ver. vnto the 10 ver. of the twelfth chap∣ter. A Praeface concerning the vse and excel∣lencie of Godlinesse.
The Exposition.
A prohibition concerning backbitings and slaunders.
The Exposition.
text and commentary
The exposition.
A prohibition concerning the auoyding of wantonnesse or whoredome.
The Exposition.
A precept concerning mo∣destie, the which proceedeth from true wisedome. The eight Chapter.
The exposition.
¶A Precept concerning Pati∣ence, or christian Fortitude, or manhoode. From this place vnto the 15. verse of the ninth Chapter.
The ninth chapter.
The Exposition and Doctrine together.
The ninth Chapter.
A precept concerning true Wisedome. From this 16. verse vnto the 8. verse of the 10. Chapter.
The tenth Chapter.
The Exposition and the doctrine noted togither.
The tenth chapter.
A precept concerning Cha∣ritie in releeuing the poore. From this place vnto the 7 verse. The xj. Chapter.
The Exposition and the doctrine.
A precept concerning the vse of life, and earst thinking vpon death. From this 7. verse vnto the 8. verse of the 12. Chapter.
The twelfth Chapter.
The Exposition and doctrine.
The twelfth chapiter.
The Conclusion and summe of this whole sermon.
The Exposition and Doctrine.
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