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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.
Doct. 1 Swines snout, &c. God maketh no more reckoning of sinful people without understanding, then of brute beasts without reason. Though they have humane nature, and carry the form and shape of men and women with best show, yet if there be nothing in them but that which is humane, even flesh and blood and sinfulness, no beauty, nor bravery, no personal excellency, or artificial additaments, make the best of them, is more acceptable to him, than is the basest of all the other creatures. It is a very homely comparison wherewith the holy Ghost disgraceth wicked men in this book, and yet so true, that he avoucheth it again in the new testament: The dog is returned to his own vomit, and the sow that was washed, to the wallowing in the mire, Prou. 26. 11. 2. Pet. 2. 22. And as in these places for impurity they are likened to filthy beasts: so in others, for hurtfulness they are resembled to fierce and venomous beasts, as Leopards, Lions, Wolves, Beasts, Dragons, Asps, Adders, Vipers, and Cockatrices.1
Doct. 1 Swines snout, &c. God maketh no more reckoning of sinfull people without vnderstanding, then of brute beasts without reason. Though they haue humane nature, and carrie the forme and shape of men and women with best shew, yet if there bee nothing in them but that which is humane, euen flesh and bloud and sinfulnes, no beautie, nor brauerie, no personall excellencie, or artificiall additaments, make the best of them, is more acceptable to him, than is the basest of all the other creatures. It is a very homely comparison wherewith the holy Ghost disgraceth wicked men in this booke, and yet so true, that hee auoucheth it againe in the new testament: The dog is returned to his owne vomit, and the sow that was washed, to the wallowing in the mire, Prou. 26. 11. 2. Pet. 2. 22. And as in these places for impuritie they are likened to filthie beasts: so in others, for hurtfulnes they are resembled to fierce and venomous beasts, as Leopards, Lions, Wolues, Beates, Dragons, Aspes, Adders, Vipers, and Cockatrices.1