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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.
Secondly, the custom of sinning doth obdurate the heart, and deprive it of all sense of the sin, though never so heinous: the feeling faileth, and lust with a greedy desire of satisfying it self in evil, increaseth every day to a fullness.
Secondly, the custome of sinning doth obdurate the heart, and depriue it of all sense of the sinne, though neuer so hainous: the feeling faileth, and lust with a greedy desire of satisfying it selfe in euill, increaseth euery day to a fulnesse.
Thirdly, the text it self yieldeth a reason why they have so good opinion of their own ways, because they are led with pride, and hear not such as might show them any thing to the contrary. They have allowance by word and practise from fools like to themselves, and their own carnal reason doth consent ⟨p. 156⟩with them: and then they take to proceed from envy, whatsoever is spoken against them.
Thirdly, the text it selfe yeeldeth a reason why they haue so good opinion of their owne waies, because they are led with pride, and heare not such as might shew them any thing to the contrarie. They haue allowance by word and practise from fooles like to themselues, and their own carnall reason doth consent ⟨p. 156⟩with them: and then they take to proceede from enuie, whatsoeuer is spoken against them.
Use. 1 Terror of conceited persons, which proceed on wilfully in their wicked ways, and no man can reclaim them. They are wise, they trow, having lived so long, to know what is good for themselves, they are not now to learn how to serve God, and be saved. But the wise God calleth them foolish men: he saith that their straight way is crooked, and their safe way is dangerous, and that the issues thereof are the ways of death. When they take themselves to be happy he judgeth them miserable: when they look for welfare, he threateneth woe: when they presume of a blessing, he pronounceth, and will accordingly execute a curse. Hereof speaketh Isaiah, Woe to them that are wise in their own