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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.
Gods blessing doth accompany such as have sincerity in Reasons. 1 them to add to their stock: and from such as have no more but a show, he taketh away that also, that they may appear to be dissemblers. Luke. 8. 18.
Gods blessing doth accompany such as haue sinceritie in Reasons. 1 them to adde to their stocke: and from such as haue no more but a shew, he taketh away that also, that they may appeare to be dissemblers. Luke. 8. 18.
Secondly, sound understanding doth discover the defect of §2understanding: what great need they have, what little store they have, and the door of Gods storehouse and treasure opened to them for their full supply.
Secondly, sound vnderstanding doth discouer the defect of §2vnderstanding: what great neede they haue, what little store they haue, and the dore of Gods storehouse and treasure opened to them for their full supplie.
Thirdly, they know the wants of these heavenly Jewels, that §3their price is inestimable, and therefore they grow insatiable in their desires, and though they get much, yet still they labour for more, and be as greedy and having, as though they had nothing at all.