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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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Doct. 1 Ungodly men are nothing the better for all the friends they have: their plotting together and combination is of no force at all for their preservation, but rather for their ruin. The Lord by the Prophet Isaiah doth deridingly challenge, and after a sort dare the enemies of the Church to attempt any thing against his ⟨p. 72⟩people upon their peril: Gather together on heaps O ye people, and 1ye shall be broken in pieces: gird your selves, and ye shall be broken in pieces: take counsel together, yet it shall be brought to nought: pronounce a decree, yet it shall not stand. As if he should have said: Make your selves as strong as ye can, with multitude, leagues, armour, consultations, authority, and by what means ye can, and as oft as ye will; yet all shall do your selves no good, and nothing shall do my servants harm. When the Canaanites and other inhabitants of that land were to be punished, how many Kings with their people banded themselves together against Joshua and the Israelites? and yet it was to no purpose: they did but offer themselves to the sword: that stood Joshua in good stead; for it would have been long before he could have found them out, and slain them singly man by man.
Doct. 1 Vngodly men are nothing the better for all the friends they haue: their plotting together and combination is of no force at all for their preseruation, but rather for their ruine. The Lord by the Prophet Isaiah doth deridingly challenge, and after a sort dare the enemies of the Church to attempt any thing against his ⟨p. 72⟩people vpon their perill: Gather together on heapes O ye people, and 1ye shall be broken in peeces: gird your selues, and ye shall be broken in peeces: take counsell together, yet it shall be brought to nought: pronounce a decree, yet it shall not stand. As if he should haue said: Make your selues as strong as ye can, with multitude, leagues, armour, consultations, authoritie, and by what meanes ye can, and as oft as ye will; yet all shall doe your selues no good, and nothing shall doe my seruants harme. When the Canaanites and other inhabitants of that land were to be punished, how many Kings with their people banded themselues together against Ioshua and the Israelites? and yet it was to no purpose: they did but offer themselues to the sword: that stood Ioshua in good steede; for it would haue been long before hee could haue found them out, and slaine them singly man by man.