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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.
Use. Admonition to look to our selves, and our people, that the contagion of the society, persuasions, or examples of unthrifty persons, bring not either us or ours to join with them, or be like unto them. Seeing the number of them is so great, our watchfulness must be the more, that if we may, we shun their company, if we may not, yet to take a preservative that we be not infected by them. Let this be remembered that though their number be great, yet there are none of them wise, and though they are presently full of mirth, yet they will not long be full of wealth: and as they free themselves from the pains that other men take, so they debar themselves from the plenty which others enjoy, and fall into that want which others escape.
Vse. Admonition to looke to our selues, and our people, that the contagion of the societie, perswasions, or examples of vnthriftie persons, bring not either vs or ours to ioyne with them, or be like vnto them. Seeing the number of them is so great, our watchfulnesse must be the more, that if wee may, we shunne their companie, if we may not, yet to take a preseruatiue that we be not infected by them. Let this be remembred that though their number be great, yet there are none of them wise, and though they are presently full of mirth, yet they will not long be full of wealth: and as they free themselues from the paines that other men take, so they debarre themselues from the plentie which others enioy, and fall into that want which others escape.
Doct. 3 Is destitute, &c. Every idle person is foolish. Though some of them have knowledge, and that more than the greater part of them that be laborious and diligent, yet God will not vouchsafe it the name of understanding, nor themselves the credit to be called wise men. The same that he affirmeth here, he doth stand to, and justify in another place, repeating again the self same words: I passed by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the 1man destitute of understanding. And the consequence doth also argue as much, when he sendeth him to school to such a simple Mistress to be taught, saying, Go to the Pismire, O sluggard: behold