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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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Secondly in special, they usually transuert their favour & justice, showing mercy where they should exercise severity, and practising cruelty where they should show mercy. Saul was so pitiful that he would spare Agag, though God commanded to slay him; but David should have died if he could have caught him: And he made no scruple in killing fourscore and five Priests of 1the Lord in one hour; it was a small matter in his eyes, to smite a whole city of innocent people with the edge of the sword, both man and woman, both child and suckling, besides all their cattle. And so Ahab gave Benhadad King of Aram to know, that he would use him like a brother, and grant him his life, whom God appointed to be handled like an enemy, and put to death: but he dealt with the Prophets of Israel in an other manner, and slew as many of them as he could come by. Even the very sparing of notable wicked persons, is a decree of cruelty against the righteous, as they be injurious to the lives of the sheep and lambs, that permit the wolves and foxes to live and breed among them.
Secondly in special, they vsually transuert their fauor & iustice, shewing mercie where they should exercise seueritie, and practising crueltie where they should shew mercie. Saul was so pitifull that he would spare Agag, though God commanded to slay him; but Dauid should haue died if hee could haue caught him: And hee made no scruple in killing fourescore and fiue Priests of 1the Lord in one houre; it was a small matter in his eyes, to smite a whole citie of innocent people with the edge of the sword, both man and woman, both child and suckling, besides all their cattell. And so Ahab gaue Benhadad King of Aram to know, that he would vse him like a brother, and graunt him his life, whom God appointed to be handled like an enemie, and put to death: but he dealt with the Prophets of Israel in an other manner, and slew as many of them as he could come by. Euen the very sparing of notable wicked persons, is a decree of crueltie against the righteous, as they be iniurious to the liues of the sheep and lambs, that permit the wolues and foxes to liue and breede among them.