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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
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Secondly, they which are upright do ground their actions and ways upon arguments and reasons, and therefore they strive to have them as plain and sound as may be: and they which are froward do ground their reasons and arguments upon their ways and actions, and therefore they labour to have them as crafty and subtle as may be.
Secondly, they which are vpright doe ground their actions and waies vpon arguments and reasons, and therefore they striue to haue them as plaine and sound as may be: and they which are froward doe ground their reasons and arguments vpon their waies and actions, and therfore they labour to haue them as craftie and subtill as may be.
Thirdly, they which are upright will desire to have the truth revealed to them, and yield to it when it appeareth, and love them the better that shall inform them in it. And they which are froward will desire to have the truth suppressed, and contend against it though it be manifest, and like them the worse that shall show it unto them.
Thirdly, they which are vpright will desire to haue the truth reueiled to them, and yeeld to it when it appeareth, and loue them the better that shall informe them in it. And they which are froward will desire to haue the truth suppressed, and contend against it though it bee manifest, and like them the worse that shall shew it vnto them.
Use. Instruction, not to give too much credit to froward men, nor too large a testimony of them. If we see that they will not be brought to a Christian conversation without, we may know also that they have an unchristian conscience within: for their heart is never better than they are willing their ways should be. And why then should we esteem them to be men of plain meaning, when God himself telleth us that there is no plain meaning in them? Why should we praise them whom he doth discommend? why should we clear them whom he convinceth? why should we