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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.
The sin ceaseth not by the multitude of words: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. Verse. 19
The sinne ceaseth not by the multitude of words: but hee that refraineth his lips is wise. Verse. 19
He seemeth still to proceed in the prosecution of the matter spoken of in the seventeenth verse: that men take an evil way for themselves, which refuse to be reproved. The words immediately going before these, declare how some reject it, by inward hatred and bitterness of heart, and yet outwardly make semblance of great love, and friendship: others break out into open profession of their discontentment, and malice, by reproaching those that would help them out of their sins: and here cometh a third sort, which would shift off all rebukes, by denying, defending, cloaking, or colouring their faults, by excusing, and extenuating matters that are charged upon them. But all is in vain, the sin will not be blown away with breath: and therefore he showeth that it is a point of wisdom to give place by silence, and to take the blame upon them.
He seemeth still to proceede in the prosecution of the matter spoken of in the seauententh verse: that men take an euill way for themselues, which refuse to be reprooued. The words immediately going before these, declare how some reiect it, by inward hatred and bitternes of heart, and yet outwardly make semblance of great loue, and friendship: others breake out into open profession of their discontentiment, and malice, by reproching those that would help them out of their sinnes: and heere commeth a third sort, which would shift off all rebukes, by denying, defending, cloaking, or colouring their faults, by excusing, and extenuating matters that are charged vpon them. But all is in vaine, the sinne will not bee blowen away with breath: and therefore hee sheweth that it is a poynt of wisedome to giue place by silence, and to take the blame vpon them.