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Bathsheba's instructions to her son LemuelBathshebaes instructions to her sonne Lemuel
Bathsheba's instructions to her son Lemuel containing a fruitful and plain exposition of the last chapter of the Proverbs. Describing the duties of a great-man, and the virtues of a gracious woman. Penned by a godly and learned man, now with God. Perused, and published for the use of Gods church, by John Dod, and William Hind.Bathshebaes instructions to her sonne Lemuel containing a fruitfull and plaine exposition of the last chapter of the Prouerbs. Describing the duties of a great-man, and the vertures of a gracious woman. Penned by a godly and learned man, now with God. Perused, and published for the use of Gods church, by Iohn Dod, and William Hinde.
London: printed by John Beale for Roger Jackson, 1614London: printed by Iohn Beale for Roger Iackson, 1614
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Wherefore Solomon in another place saith,1 that Inheritance is left unto children by their Parents, but a prudent wife is the gift of God: And in Ecclesiastes making mention of the great mischief of a wicked woman, he saith, that he which is good in the sight of the Lord,2 is delivered from her, but that the sinner is snared by her. She is further described by another adjunct of her price, which is often wont to arise from the former rareness, for those things which are rare are good, and that which is rare is deer. But her price or worth is set forth by a comparison of the lesser, to wit, of carbuncles, not one, but many: which also is amplified by a comparison of the greater, for he doth not only say, that her value is a above carbuncles, but that it is far above them. So as it should seem an unjust thing to bring them in comparison together, and as it were so weigh them together in balance.
Wherefore Salomon in another place saith,1 that Inheritance is left vnto children by their Parents, but a prudent wife is the gift of God: And in Ecclesiastes making mention of the great mischiefe of a wicked woman, he saith, that he which is good in the sight of the Lord,2 is deliuered from her, but that the sinner is snared by her. Shee is further described by another adiunct of her price, which is often wont to arise from the former rarenesse, for those things which are rare are good, and that which is rare is deere. But her price or worth is set forth by a comparison of the lesser, to wit, of carbuncles, not one, but many: vvhich also is amplified by a comparison of the greater, for he doth not only say, that her value is a aboue carbuncles, but that it is far aboue them. So as it should seeme an vniust thing to bring them in comparison together, and as it were so weigh them together in balance.