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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.
Reasons. 1 First, there is required a needful work of the soul in this service, and that is wisdom and discretion. So is a merciful man commended in the Psalms: A good man is merciful and 1lendeth, and will measure his affairs by judgement. And so is a liberal man described by the Prophet Isaiah, That he will devise of 2liberal things. He will meditate where his gifts may best be placed: what is fittest to be given: how much is meet for him to contribute: in what manner he should perform it.
Reasons. 1 First, there is required a needefull worke of the soule in this seruice, and that is wisedome and discretion. So is a mercifull man commended in the Psalmes: A good man is mercifull and 1lendeth, and will measure his affaires by iudgement. And so is a liberall man described by the Prophet Esaias, That he will deuise of 2liberall things. He will meditate where his gifts may best be placed: what is fittest to be giuen: how much is meete for him to contribute: in what manner he should performe it.
Secondly compassion must be joined with it, that the helper, and the party holpen, may mutually communicate their cases each with other: he that is in prosperity bearing a part of his brothers burden, and he that is in adversity receiving a portion of his neighbours blessings. This could Job truly testify of himself, that he used to weep for them that were in trouble, and his