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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.
Secondly, the righteous are his own obedient sons that do faithfully serve him: and the froward are his rebellious enemies that fight continually against him.
Secondly, the righteous are his owne obedient sonnes that do faithfully serue him: and the froward are his rebellious enemies that fight continually against him.
Thirdly, he cannot look on the righteous, but he must behold the gracious work of his own hands in their new birth and second creation: but in the froward he seeth the work of the devil, whereby they are depraved and made most vile and ouglesome.
Thirdly, he cannot looke on the righteous, but he must behold the gracious worke of his owne hands in their new birth and second creation: but in the froward he seeth the work of the diuell, whereby they are depraued and made most vile and ouglesome.
Use. 1 Instruction, that we conform our selves to the example of ⟨p. 70⟩God in this behalf: if froward persons be abomination to him, let them not be in estimation with us: if he loath them, as we do snakes, and toads, and all kind of serpents, let us not love them as delectable things, wherein men rejoice and take pleasure: but let vile men be vile in our eyes, and let such as fear the Lord be regarded of us. Far be it from us that we should grace and countenance those whom God doth proclaim to be odious and abominable: that we should associate our selves and be found companions with those whose sight is offensive unto him, that we should receive them into our service which refuse to enter into Gods: and God rejecteth them as altogether unfit for his family. But well is it with our souls, when we can truly say with the Prophet, All my delight is in the Saints, and in them which are excellent.