Book Title: Spiegel van het menselyk bedrijf : in kleuren vertoond met honderd verbeeldingen, van ambachten, konsten, hanteeringen en bedryven, met verzen / Jan en Kasper Luiken.

Author: Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712

Image Title: The Preacher: Who would like to see eternal welfare, Should preach to himself all day long

Scripture Reference:

• Ecclesiastes 12 (further images / scripture text)

Description: In a baroque style church with a large chandelier, the minister preaches from the pulpit to the assembled congregation. Some members sit with their backs to the pulpit; one man reads his bible and one woman is praying. The Dutch artist and poet, Jan Luiken (1649-1712), was responsible for drawing this emblem and for creating the motto and poem that follow. Jan Luiken and/or his son Casper Luiken (1672-1708) were responsible for its etching. The attendant scripture text is Ecclesiastes 12:13-14. Motto: Who likes to see eternal welfare, /Should preach to himself all day long. Poem: He who shall guide people towards heaven, /Must separate himself from earthly matter, / So that teaching and living go together: /And a safeguard is here recommended to each, /In order not to stray through bad examples, / One should follow in the footsteps of Christ. (Translation by Josephine V. Brown, with editorial assistance from William G. Stryker).

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