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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, he respecteth their good, though it might seem to be better for them if they were wholly freed from all manner of troubles and crosses. How wanton, how froward, how stubborn would children be? Into what perils would they cast themselves, if they should be altogether exempted from the rod? They could never feel the comfort of their parents favour, unless they sometimes found the smart of their displeasure. And so are the stripes and chastisements of God as needful every way to all his sons and daughters. They make us the more careful to beware of evil: they help us to repentance when we have fallen into evil: they confirm the love of our heavenly father towards us; they be occasions of his holiness in us: They bring the quiet 1fruit of righteousness unto us. Finally, to knit up all in few words: we are therefore recompensed with afflictions in the earth, that we should not be punished with destruction in hell, but rewarded ⟨p. 110⟩with everlasting glory in heaven. And this the Apostle showeth to be the cause why God scourgeth us. When we are judged, saith he, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with 2the world.
Secondly, he respecteth their good, though it might seeme to be better for them if they were wholy freed from all manner of troubles and crosses. How wanton, how froward, how stubborne would children be? Into what perils would they cast themselues, if they should be altogether exempted from the rod? They could neuer feele the comfort of their parents fauour, vnlesse they sometimes found the smart of their displeasure. And so are the stripes and chastisements of God as needfull euery way to all his sonnes and daughters. They make vs the more carefull to beware of euill: they helpe vs to repentance when wee haue fallen into euill: they confirme the loue of our heauenly father towards vs; they be occasions of his holinesse in vs: They bring the quiet 1fruite of righteousnes vnto vs. Finally, to knit vp all in few words: we are therefore recompenced with afflictions in the earth, that we should not be punished with destruction in hell, but rewarded ⟨p. 110⟩