Ecclesiastes — Chapter 12
These annotations are from the original 1609 Douay Old Testament, the first complete English Catholic Bible translation, produced by English scholars in exile at the English College of Douai. The archaic spelling is preserved.
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Verse 1
An admonition to al in general to liue wel in this world, remembring the day of general iudgement, before which fuch fignes fhal come as are defcribed here, and by our Sauiour Mat. 24. And likewife euerie one is admonifhed in particular to ferue God diligently whiles he hath time, before death come, when al his fenfes & former helpes fhal faile.
Verse 13
This is the briefe fumme of al profitable doctrine: Feare God, & keepe his commandments.