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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.
Doct. Is brutish, &c. They that will not be schooled of God to learn Christian knowledge, are no better than if they had no manner of knowledge. They are not all children that hate this kind of correction: they are not all naturals: they are not all idiots, but they are all stark fools. Then many have been fools, and yet learned Philosophers: and many have been fools, and yet deep Politicians: and many have bin fools, and yet every way worldly wise men. This doth God charge upon the multitude, the greater number of a whole people: They are a nation void of 1counsel, neither is there any understanding in them. Oh that they were wise, then they would understand this, they would consider their latter end. Yea the wittiest of them are so reputed in the prophecy of Jeremiah: My people is foolish, they have not known me: ⟨p. 116⟩2they are foolish children, and have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do well they have no knowledge.
Doct. Is brutish, &c. They that will not be schooled of God to learne Christian knowledge, are no better than if they had no manner of knowledge. They are not all children that hate this kinde of correction: they are not all naturals: they are not all idiots, but they are all starke fooles. Then many haue been fooles, and yet learned Philosophers: and many haue been fooles, and yet deep Politicians: and many haue bin fooles, and yet euery way worldly wise men. This doth God charge vpon the multitude, the greater number of a whole people: They are a nation voide of 1counsell, neither is there any vnderstanding in them. Oh that they were wise, then they would vnderstand this, they would consider their latter end. Yea the wittiest of them are so reputed in the prophecie of Ieremy: My people is foolish, they haue not knowne me: ⟨p. 116⟩2they are foolish children, and haue none vnderstanding: they are wise to doe euill, but to doe well they haue no knowledge.