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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.
Thirdly, it is a righteous thing with God so to requite §3them with penury, that by fraud, and falsehood seek to bring other men to it.
Thirdly, it is a righteous thing with God so to requite §3them with penurie, that by fraud, and falsehood seeke to bring other men to it.
Instruction, if we be visited with beggary or neediness Use. 1 (the burden of poverty pressing us so heavily that we can not well bear it) let us examine our own courses, and call our ways to account, to see whether our own fraud and guile have not brought such a guest to our houses: and so doing, we shall turn the poison unto a medicine, and that which is to others a judgement, may be to us a singular mercy to draw us to repentance, from such unrighteous behaviour.
Instruction, if wee bee visited with beggerie or needinesse Vse. 1 (the burden of pouerty pressing vs so heauily that wee can not well beare it) let vs examine our owne courses, and call our waies to account, to see whether our owne fraud and guile haue not brought such a guest to our houses: and so doing, wee shall turne the poyson vnto a medicine, and that which is to others a iudgement, may bee to vs a singular mercy to draw vs to repentance, from such vnrighteous behauiour.
Secondly, we be yet spared from the stroke of God, that he §2hath not arrested our substance being forfeited by falsehood, nor deprived us of the same. Let us then speedily prevent the punishment by breaking off the sin by repentance, by mercy, by reformation and restitution to the right owners, so far as possibly we shall be able.