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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.
Reproof of their folly which hope to enrich themselves by deceit and wrongful dealing, trusting to rise by that which §3bringeth others to a fall, and to turn that to a gain, which is to others a loss. But by trial they shall be taught, that they may as well look to thrive by unthriftiness, as to increase their stock by deceit: or profit themselves by rapine, and wrong doing.
Reproofe of their folly which hope to inrich themselues by deceit and wrongfull dealing, trusting to rise by that which §3bringeth others to a fall, and to turne that to a gaine, which is to others a losse. But by triall they shall bee taught, that they may as well looke to thriue by vnthriftinesse, as to increase their stock by deceit: or profit themselues by rapine, and wrong doeing.
Object. But it appeareth that their success is correspondent to their expectation, the event proveth that they make a gain of it. The Prophet testifieth, that as a cage is full of Birds, so their houses are full of deceit, and thereby they are 1become great, and waxen rich.
Obiect. But it appeareth that their successe is correspondent to their expectation, the euent proueth that they make a gaine of it. The Prophet testifieth, that as a cage is full of Birds, so their houses are full of deceit, and thereby they are 1become great, and waxen rich.