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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.
The benefit of Christian counsel is no to be offered to Doct. an obstinate sinner. So doth the holy Ghost teach in another 1place of this book. Cap. 23. 9. Speak not in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. He would not have ⟨p. 19⟩the gracious speeches of godly Christians to be poured into his ears which is well known not to suffer them to sink into his heart to work grace there, but setteth hart, and lips and life contemptuously to despise them.
The benefite of Christian counsell is no to bee offered to Doct. an obstinate sinner. So doth the holy Ghost teach in another 1place of this booke. Cap. 23. 9. Speake not in the eares of a foole, for he will despise the wisedome of thy words. He would not haue ⟨p. 19⟩the gracious speaches of godly Christians to bee powred into his eares which is well knowen not to suffer them to sinke into his heart to worke grace there, but setteth hart, and lippes and life contemptuously to despise them.
- 1Obstinate persons are unworthy a reproof.Obstinate persons are vnworthie a reproofe.
First, it is a certain loss of labour to deal with them, and Reasons. 1 to as good purpose to lay a plaster to a dead mans wound, as to endeavour to heal them.
First, it is a certaine losse of labour to deale with them, and Reasons. 1 to as good purpose to lay a plaister to a dead mans wound, as to endeauour to heale them.