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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.
Secondly, God hath ordained it as a medicine for humility §2against pride, that they shall stand in need of the help of their brethren, and sometimes also come under their censures.
Secondly, God hath ordained it as a medecine for humilitie §2against pride, that they shall stand in neede of the helpe of their brethren, and sometimes also come vnder their censures.
Thirdly, it is a bond whereby one Christian is knit to an §3other, when the one doth declare love by giving of faithful counsel, and the other by thankful receiving of it.
Thirdly, it is a bond whereby one Christian is knit to an §3other, when the one doth declare loue by giuing of faithfull counsell, and the other by thankefull receiuing of it.
Instruction, First, that the good gifts of Gods children cause Use. 1 us not to deny this duty to them, when their wants and our opportunity call for it. Secondly, to conceive lovingly of them that show us this kindness: they do good to our souls, and befriend us in our names, by covering our sins from others, and showing them to our selves, which else might break out to our infamy. Jac. 5. 20. And by this means God shall be served, and his Scripture obeyed on both sides: whiles the one part doth brotherly admonish according to the precept that here is given, and the other part doth kindly accept it according to the reason annexed.