From Reformation to Reformation

The Parts: I. The Thesis of the whole book, that all things are vain, Chapter 1:1, 2. II. The demonstration of the thesis, with the...

6. A certain order and accurate method is hardly able to be discovered in this book. The parts of the book are three: I. The Thesis of...

Verse 25:[1] And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be,...

5. It was written by Solomon, having already fallen, but now penitent. The time of the writing of the book is not wont to be determined...

4. The Argument of the book. Now, by Solomon, the King, having reached the pinnacle of wisdom and wealth, is this book, set forth to the...

3. The attempt of the ancient Jews, undertaking to hide the book. The Divine and Canonical Authority of the book. The ancient monuments...

2. Why he imposed the name קֹהֶלֶת/Qoheleth/Preacher upon himself? Solomon imposed the name קֹהֶלֶת/Qoheleth/Preacher upon himself,...

Verse 16:[1] And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days. [He was proceeding morning and evening,...

1. The Inscription. Solomon was the author of the book, not the collector. The author of this book is called קֺהֶ֣לֶת בֶּן־דָּוִ֔ד...

Verse 12:[1] Now David was (1 Sam. 17:58; Ruth 4:22; 1 Sam. 16:1, 18) the son of that (Gen. 35:19) Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose...

HOLY FATHERS: Ambrose, Basil, Gregory, Jerome, Hippolytus, Theophilus of Antioch,[1] Salonius,[2] Bede, Honorius. REFORMED: Cocceius,...

The Parts of this book are five: I. The Preface of the book, in which the foundation of all virtues, Wisdom and the true knowledge of...

Verse 8:[1] And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am...

7. There are five parts to the book: I. The Preface of the book, wherein the foundation of all virtues, wisdom and the true knowledge...

Verse 7:[1] And the (2 Sam. 21:19) staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron:...

Verse 5:[1] And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed (Heb. clothed[2]) with a coat of mail; and the weight of the...

6. The chronology of the writer. With respect to the time of writing, it is uncertain enough, and the learned generally have recourse to...

5. The Argument of the book. It is a compendium of Christian ethics. This book contains precepts of faith and manners, concerning the...

Verse 1:[1] Now the Philistines (1 Sam. 13:5) gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at (Josh. 15:35; 2...

4. Concerning the authority of the book, the heresy of Theodore of Mopsuestia and of the Ancient Talmudists is refuted. Concerning the...