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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.
Fifthly, success doth much animate folly, and her adherents §5to speak much: for be the matter never so unjust, and false: be the reasons never so slight, and slender: be the person never so base and abject: yet if a sinner stand up for sin, all sinful ⟨p. 33⟩men every where will give him allowance.
Fiftly, successe doth much animate folly, and her adherents §5to speake much: for be the matter neuer so vniust, and false: be the reasons neuer so slight, and slender: bee the person neuer so base and abiect: yet if a sinner stand vp for sinne, all sinfull ⟨p. 33⟩men euery where will giue him allowance.
Admonition that we never conclude the equity of a cause Use. 1 by the number of words, as though the force of the matter stood in the violence of speech, and all were weak that either wanted strong breath for it, or else had vehement opposition against it. The multitude of allegations is of no value, where soundness is wanting in the points alleged. And it is usual that innocent persons be least forward to speak, and such as be faulty be seldom given to silence. When Moses came to take up the matter between the two Israelites, he that was most lewd, was most loud, the offender that did the wrong, was most ready to complain of wrong offered. What wilt thou kill me, as thou didst the Egyptian? Act. 7. 27. 27.
Admonition that we neuer conclude the equitie of a cause Vse. 1 by the number of woordes, as though the force of the matter stood in the violence of speech, and all were weake that eyther wanted strong breath for it, or else had vehement opposition against it. The multitude of allegations is of no value, where soundnesse is wanting in the points alleadged. And it is vsuall that innocent persons bee least forward to speake, and such as be faultie be seldome giuen to scilence. When Moyses came to take vp the matter betweene the two Israelites, he that was most lewde, was most lowde, the offendour that did the wronge, was most readie to complaine of wrong offred. What wilt thou kill me, as thou didst the Egyptian?