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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, in regard of the rareness of it, it is a flower which groweth only in Gods own garden. It is a privilege and freedom peculiar and proper to the children of God; the Lord never giveth good countenance to a wicked person, his anger is evermore towards sinners: whereas in all earthly things, they are commoners with us, and commonly have the greater share. It is therefore the more precious, because it is but for few, and those thereby both made and declared to be excellent, having no unworthy person of their company to disgrace them.
Reasons. 1 First, in regard of the rarenes of it, it is a flower which groweth only in Gods owne garden. It is a priuiledge and freedome peculiar and proper to the children of God; the Lord neuer giueth good countenance to a wicked person, his anger is euermore towards sinners: whereas in all earthly things, they are commoners with vs, and commonly haue the greater share. It is therefore the more precious, because it is but for few, and those thereby both made and declared to bee excellent, hauing no vnworthie person of their companie to disgrace them.
Secondly, in regard of the continuance of it, it is not worn out by time; it vanisheth not away: it is never taken from them, upon whom it is bestowed. Their faults may cause it to be hid from them for a season (as David felt by woeful experience, when he had committed that grievous sin of murder and adultery) but lost it cannot be, nor long concealed: for it will work in them the grace of humiliation, that they may behold it to their joy and comfort.
Secondly, in regard of the continuance of it, it is not worne out by time; it vanisheth not away: it is neuer taken from them, vpon whom it is bestowed. Their faults may cause it to bee hid from them for a season (as Dauid felt by wofull experience, when he had committed that grieuous sinne of murder and adulterie) but lost it cannot be, nor long concealed: for it will worke in them the grace of humiliation, that they may behold it to their ioy and comfort.