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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, it will stir up men diligently to seek for knowledge and understanding, attending daily as suitors at wisdoms gate in all the ordinances of God. When he speaketh, they will bring an ear to hearken: When he teacheth, they will bring an heart to learn. When need requireth, they will use their lips to ask counsel: in the word they will dig for wisdom: by prayer they will call for assistance: by meditation they will apply all good instructions. And so seeking of God with an whole heart is set in the scriptures, as an effect of uprightness, and a cause of walking in the law of the Lord. Psalm. 119. 2.
Reasons. 1 First, it will stirre vp men diligentlie to seeke for knowledge and vnderstanding, attending daily as suters at wisedomes gate in all the ordinances of God. When hee speaketh, they will bring an eare to hearken: When he teacheth, they will bring an heart to learne. When neede requireth, they will vse their lippes to aske counsell: in the word they will digge for wisedome: by prayer they will call for assistance: by meditation they will applie all good instructions. And so seeking of God with an whole heart is set in the scriptures, as an effect of vprightnesse, and a cause of walking in the law of the Lord. Psalm. 119. 2.
Secondly, where a good conscience is present, there the word of God is never absent: for that doth always dwell with fidelity and trueth. The same heart that entertaineth the one, doth evermore enjoy the other. And that dealeth faithfully with them that be faithful: it will not suffer them to wander aside through want of guidance, or to fall into mischiefs for fault of direction. It shall lead thee, saith one scripture, when thou walkest; it shall watch for thee when thou sleepest, and when thou wakest it shall talk with thee. 1Thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saith an other scripture, saying, this is the way, walk in that, when thou turnest to the right hand or to the left.