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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, the covenant is plain and without all doubtfulness: there is no equivocation in it, there is no mental reservation to pervert the meaning of it.
Reasons. 1 First, the couenant is plaine and without all doubtfulnes: there is no equiuocation in it, there is no mentall reseruation to peruert the meaning of it.
Secondly, the covenant maker is absolutely perfect, and every way all sufficient. His wisdom foreseeth what things are fit to promise: his truth doth bind him to do all that is promised: his mercy doth move him to do more than he promiseth: and his power doth serve him to perform whatsoever his wisdom seeth meet, his truth hath undertaken, or his mercy willeth unto his servants.
Secondly, the couenant maker is absolutely perfect, and euery way all sufficient. His wisedome foreseeth what things are fit to promise: his truth doth binde him to doe all that is promised: his mercie doth moue him to doe more than he promiseth: and his power doth serue him to performe whatsoeuer his wisedome seeth meete, his truth hath vndertaken, or his mercie willeth vnto his seruants.
Use. 1 Instigation to show all diligence in doing good, and let no time slip away without some fruitful exercise. Of men some hire their workfolks by the year, some by the half year, some by the month, some by the week, and some by the day: but God giveth us wages for every minutes work, for every moments work, for every gracious speech, for every holy thought, for employment in our beds, for patience in our sickness, for good usage of recreations: there is no season, no state, nor place, wherein a good man may not be well occupied, for the increase of his wages. The same reason doth S. Paul use to incite the Corinthians, and all other godly Christians, to be very laborious and painful in all good services continually, seeing there will be a resurrection, and a retribution to every man according to their ways. Therefore my