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A plain and familiar exposition of the eleventh and twelfth chapters of the Proverbs…A plaine and familiar exposition of the eleuenth and twelfth chapters of the Prouerbes…
A plain and familiar exposition of the eleventh and twelfth chapters of the Proverbs of SolomonA plaine and familiar exposition of the eleuenth and twelfth chapters of the Prouerbes of Salomon
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Henry Sharpe, 1607London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Henrie Sharpe, 1607
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.
Reasons. 1 First, Ignorance is that which giveth entertainment to errors, and all sound knowledge excludeth them out of doors. Whom doth the foolish woman, or folly her self call to her feast, but such as are simple? Whom doth she utter her mind unto, but to 1such as are destitute of understanding? And whom do the lurking corner-creepers so much pray upon as simple women laden with sins, and lead with divers lusts?
Reasons. 1 First, Ignorance is that which giueth entertainement to errors, and all sound knowledge excludeth them out of dores. Whom doth the foolish woman, or folly her selfe call to her feast, but such as are simple? Whom doth she vtter her minde vnto, but to 1such as are destitute of vnderstanding? And whom doe the lurking corner-creepers so much pray vpon as simple women laden with sinnes, and lead with diuers lusts?
Secondly, men of knowledge have their wits exercised to discern between good and evil, between light and darkness, between the servants of God, and the workers of iniquity. They bear the image of God, and therefore know the image of God where it is, and see the defects of it where it is not. They carry a light within them whereby they are able to discover the doctrines of falsehood, which are contrary to the trueth, and the works of darkness which are contrary to holiness, and therefore can reject them both.
Secondly, men of knowledge haue their wits exercised to discerne betweene good and euill, betweene light and darkenes, betweene the seruants of God, and the workers of iniquitie. They beare the image of God, and therefore know the image of God where it is, and see the defects of it where it is not. They carrie a light within them whereby they are able to discouer the doctrines of falsehoode, which are contrarie to the trueth, and the workes of darkenes which are contrarie to holines, and therefore can reiect them both.