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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.
Verse 14. Where no counsel is, the people fall: but where many counsellors are, there is health.
Verse 14. Where no counsell is, the people fall: but where many counsellours are, there is health.
Where there is no counsel] Where godly and holy instruction for guiding the heart and behaviour, and grave and prudent advice for government of state, either domesticall, or public, do fail, there the people do fall, that is, the governors themselves, and they that are in subjection to them, do run into many mischiefs of grievous disorders, and miserable destruction. For what in that case is to be expected from superiors, but violence and oppression? And what from inferiors, but falsehood and disobedience? And what from all sorts, but impiety and wickedness? And what then from God, but heavy strokes and punishments? But where many counsellors are, which be faithful, and give wise and wholesome counsel, and that is also embraced and followed, there is health, that is, religion and justice, peace, plenty, and safety, with God gracious favour and blessing.
VVHere there is no counsell] Where godly and holie instruction for guiding the heart and behauiour, and graue and prudent aduice for gouernment of state, either domesticall, or publike, doe faile, there the people doe fall, that is, the gouernours themselus, and they that are in subiection to them, doe runne into many mischiefes of grieuous disorders, and miserable destruction. For what in that case is to be expected from superiours, but violence and oppression? And what from inferiours, but falsehoode and disobedience? And what from all sorts, but impietie and wickednesse? And what then from God, but heauie stroakes and punishments? But where many counsellors are, which be faithfull, and giue wise and wholesome counsell, and that is also imbraced and followed, there is health, that is, religion and iustice, peace, plentie, and safetie, with God gracious fauour and blessing.