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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, God herein respecteth his own glory, who will have his people to know, that he doth look for service at their hands. If they perform it willingly they shall not fail to be rewarded for it: but if they grow careless and negligent to obey him, they shall be driven unto it by compulsion. This was that which made both Moses and Jeremiah bestir them, when God showed his anger to the one, and threatened to destroy the other, for being so backward to undertake their ministry: Exp. 4. 14. Jer. 1. 17. And the wicked shall see by this, that he is neither remiss toward all, nor partial to any, when his commandment is not regarded. This seemeth to be one cause, why the Prophet that came to Bethel, and failed to fulfil that which was given him in charge, was so severely handled. He told Jeroboam, that God had straightly forbidden him either to eat or to drink in that city, and yet Jeroboam might hear that he had both eaten and drunken in the house of an other Prophet there, for which cause the Lord sent a Lion to kill him, that it might be known to Jeroboam and others, 1how dangerous it was for any to disobey his word.
Reasons. 1 First, God herein respecteth his owne glorie, who will haue his people to know, that he doth looke for seruice at their hands. If they performe it willingly they shall not faile to be rewarded for it: but if they grow carelesse and negligent to obey him, they shall be driuen vnto it by compulsion. This was that which made both Moses and Ieremie bestirre them, when God shewed his anger to the one, and threatned to destroy the other, for being so backward to vndertake their ministerie: Exp. 4. 14. Ier. 1. 17. And the wicked shall see by this, that hee is neither remisse toward all, nor partiall to any, when his commandement is not regarded. This seemeth to be one cause, why the Prophet that came to Bethel, and failed to fulfill that which was giuen him in charge, was so seuerely handled. He told Ieroboam, that God had straightlie forbidden him either to eate or to drinke in that citie, and yet Ieroboam might heare that he had both eaten and drunken in the house of an other Prophet there, for which cause the Lord sent a Lion to kil him, that it might be knowne to Ieroboam and others, 1