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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.
HE that speaketh, ordinarily in his common speech that which is true, will show righteousness, that is, will carry himself justly, and further righteousness with his testimony, when he shall be publicly called thereunto. But a false witness, a false man becoming a false witness, will use deceit, will make a show of trueth, and peradventure utter some part thereof, but with such craft and cunning, as shall be contrary to righteousness, and hurtful to any good cause.
HE that speaketh, ordinarily in his common speech that which is true, will shew righteousnesse, that is, will carie himselfe iustlie, and further righteousnesse with his testimonie, when hee shall bee publikely called thereunto. But a false witnesse, a false man becomming a false witnesse, will vse deceit, will make a shew of trueth, and peraduenture vtter some part thereof, but with such craft and cunning, as shall be contrarie to righteousnes, and hurtfull to any good cause.
Doct. 1 He that speaketh the trueth, &c. They that use not their tongues to the trueth in private, can hardly be brought to deal truly in public.
Doct. 1 He that speaketh the trueth, &c. They that vse not their tongues to the trueth in priuate, can hardly be brought to deale truelie in publike.
There must be as well a training of that to make it fit for equity and justice, as of the hands, and other parts of the body to make them skilful in handling a weapon, and bearing of arms, and doing of other feats that belong to a soldier. As no man is meet to be made a public person, and to be called to eminent ⟨p. 160⟩place either of magistracy or ministry, that hath not before declared his worthiness by showing forth those virtues, and excellent qualities which the holy Ghost prescribeth in the scriptures: so likewise is not any competent for any work that is public, unless his former conversation upright and honest, commend him unto it, but least of all if the contrary be found common and ordinary with him. The rule which our Saviour giveth in another case, will hold as firmly in this. He that is faithful in the