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A plain and familiar exposition of the ninth and tenth chapters of the Proverbs…A plaine and familiar exposition of the ninth and tenth chapters of the Prouerbs…
A plain and familiar exposition of the ninth and tenth chapters of the Proverbs of SolomonA plaine and familiar exposition of the ninth and tenth chapters of the Prouerbs of Salomon
London: printed by Thomas for Thomas Man, 1606
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.
First, hereby they use a policy to shift for themselves, Reasons. 1 striving to fence their hearts from fear, and their names from infamy. For if they could persuade their own souls, that these sharp censurers were as bad as other men, they think it would ward off the stroke of their rebukes: if they could make others believe that all their accusations were but calumniations, it would free them from ignominy and discredit.
First, heereby they vse a pollicie to shift for themselues, Reasons. 1 striuing to fence their hearts from feare, and their names from infamie. For if they could perswade their owne soules, that these sharpe censurers were as bad as other men, they thinke it would ward off the stroake of their rebukes: if they could make others beleeue that all their accusations were but calumniations, it would free them from ignominie and discredit.
Secondly, they seek to revenge themselves in this, by §2drawing their admonitors into contempt and danger. They purposely take the way not only to quench the love and good liking which the people bare to them, but to kindle the displeasure of the magistrate against them. Amos. 7. 10. Isa. 29. 21.
Secondly, they seeke to reuenge themselues in this, by §2drawing their admonitors into contempt and danger. They purposely take the way not onely to quench the loue and good liking which the people bare to them, but to kindle the displeasure of the maiestrate against them. Amos. 7. 10. Isa. 29. 21.