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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, through want of wisdom, the good gifts of God be defaced (as the swine would not spare to bring the jewel with her into a filthy puddle, or to wallow with it in the most loathsome mire) and so they are the less esteemed in better men, which are worthily adorned with them.
Secondly, through want of wisedome, the good gifts of God be defaced (as the swine would not spare to bring the iewell with her into a filthie puddle, or to wallow with it in the most loathsome mire) and so they are the lesse esteemed in better men, which are worthily adorned with them.
Thirdly, in this case they pervert them usually to the hurt of others: as beauty is made a snare to entangle mens eyes and affections: wealth and power be weapons of oppression: wit and policy be nets for fraud and deceit: fine speech and elocution be calls to allure men to the hurt of their souls and estates. And the same is verified of many things which Solomon speaketh of one: As a thorn standing up in the hand of drunkards: so is a parable 1in the mouth of fools. A drunken companion with a thorn, or goad in his hand, doth sometimes prick and pierce himself, and sometimes hurt them that be near about him: and so standeth the case with sinners that can speak wittily, and yet want a sober heart to guide their tongues christianly: they wound their own souls, and deprave good causes, and set a colour upon sin, and much traduce the names of many blameless persons.
Thirdly, in this case they peruert them vsually to the hurt of others: as beautie is made a snare to entangle mens eyes and affections: wealth and power bee weapons of oppression: wit and policie be nets for fraude and deceite: fine speech and elocution be calles to allure men to the hurt of their soules and estates. And the same is verified of many things which Salomon speaketh of one: As a thorne standing vp in the hand of drunkards: so is a parable 1