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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.
What account David and others made of the favour of God, is showed in divers places of the Psalms, as when they break out ⟨p. 118⟩so earnestly into prayer, and redouble their petition, Turn us again O Lord God of hosts: cause thy face to shine upon us, and we shall be saved. That is, help us out of our captivity: restore us to 1the place and means of thy worship: let us feel the testimonies of thy love, and our state will be blessed and happy. So where the same is acknowledged with thankfulness: Thy loving kindness is better then life: therefore my lips shall praise thee. Neither is this 2only Davids testimony, or feeling, or estimation of Gods love towards him, but many others have made such precious account thereof, as that they endured the loss of all their substance, and liberty, and life it self, and that with bitter pains and torment, rather then they would do any thing that might move the Lord 3to be angry with them.
What account Dauid and others made of the fauour of God, is shewed in diuers places of the Psalmes, as when they breake out ⟨p. 118⟩so earnestly into prayer, and redouble their petition, Turne vs againe O Lord God of hosts: cause thy face to shine vpon vs, and wee shall be saued. That is, helpe vs out of our captiuitie: restore vs to 1the place and meanes of thy worship: let vs feele the testimonies of thy loue, and our state will be blessed and happie. So where the same is acknowledged with thankfulnesse: Thy louing kindnes is better then life: therefore my lippes shall praise thee. Neither is this 2onely Dauids testimonie, or feeling, or estimation of Gods loue towards him, but many others haue made such precious account thereof, as that they indured the losse of all their substance, and libertie, and life it selfe, and that with bitter paines and torment, rather then they would doe any thing that might moue the Lord