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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
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Reasons. 1 First, the favour and goodness of the Lord doth correct the one part, and that for their greatest good and happiness: and his ⟨p. 112⟩wrath and vengeance doth pursue the other, and that for their greatest hurt and misery.
Reasons. 1 First, the fauour and goodnesse of the Lord doth correct the one part, and that for their greatest good and happines: and his ⟨p. 112⟩wrath and vengeance doth pursue the other, and that for their greatest hurt and miserie.
Secondly, the death & sufferings of Jesus Christ, have drunk up the vengeance and curse of the afflictions of the one part, so that now there is nothing in them, but that which is medicinable and wholesome. And Gods judgements, with their own sinfulness have put a sting into the troubles of the other, so that all that is in them is pestiferous and deadly.
Secondly, the death & suffrings of Iesus Christ, haue drunke vp the vengeance and curse of the afflictions of the one part, so that now there is nothing in them, but that which is medicinable and wholesome. And Gods iudgements, with their owne sinfulnes haue put a sting into the troubles of the other, so that all that is in them is pestiferous and deadly.
Thirdly, for the one part, the Lord knoweth what their strength is, and therefore will lay no more upon them, then they are well able to bear: and for the other, he knoweth what their ways be, and will press them with as much as they have deserved.