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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, this carnest pursuit of sin with love and liking of sin, proceedeth from an heart hardened with custom of sinning, being past remorse and feeling, and this will bring men to work all 1kind of wickedness even with greediness. And this is a forerunner of Gods judgements.
Reasons. 1 First, this carnest pursuite of sinne with loue and liking of sin, proceedeth from an heart hardened with custome of sinning, being past remorse and feeling, and this will bring men to worke all 1kinde of wickednesse euen with greedinesse. And this is a forerunner of Gods iudgements.
Secondly, this following of evil is also accompanied with impudency, and shamelessness: as their hearts cannot fear before God, so their faces cannot blush before men. And what state these men stand in, the Prophet Jeremiah showeth: Were they 1ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay they were not ashamed, neither could they have any shame: therefore shall they fall among the slain: when I shall visit them they shall be cast down, saith the Lord.
Secondly, this following of euill is also accompanied with impudencie, and shamelesnesse: as their hearts cannot feare before God, so their faces cannot blush before men. And what state these men stand in, the Prophet Ieremy sheweth: Were they 1ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay they were not ashamed, neither could they haue any shame: therefore shall they fall among the slaine: when I shall visite them they shall be cast down, saith the Lord.