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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.
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 1least, he is also faithful in much: and he that is unjust in the least, is also unjust in much.
There must be as well a trayning of that to make it fit for equitie and iustice, as of the hands, and other parts of the bodie to make them skilfull in handling a weapon, and bearing of armes, and doing of other feates that belong to a souldier. As no man is meete to be made a publike person, and to be called to eminent ⟨p. 160⟩place either of magistracie or ministerie, that hath not before declared his worthinesse by shewing forth those vertues, and excellent qualities which the holy Ghost prescribeth in the scriptures: so likewise is not any competent for any worke that is publicke, vnlesse his former conuersation vpright and honest, commend him vnto it, but least of all if the contrarie be found common and ordinarie with him. The rule which our Sauiour giueth in another case, will hold as firmely in this. Hee that is faithfull in the 1least, he is also faithfull in much: and he that is vniust in the least, is also vniust in much.