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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
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Reasons. 1 First, their success will not answer to their expectations, they shall fail of that which they fully assure themselves of: as it is said, Do they not err that imagine evil? Where the question is 1not proposed in way of doubting, but of certainty, as of a thing that is clear and manifest, and in no wise to be gainsaid. Never any man of an hurtful heart had his will satisfied, and his desire fulfilled to his contentment, and consequently according to his hope. Women commonly have pain in breeding of child, and pangs in travel, and comfort when they are delivered: but malicious men conceive joy all the time that they go great with their purposes, and most when they are bringing forth, and nothing but anger, and sorrow, and shame, when they see nothing but a misshapen monster, to be borne unto them.
Reasons. 1 First, their successe will not answere to their expectations, they shall faile of that which they fullie assure themselues of: as it is said, Doe they not erre that imagine euill? Where the question is 1not proposed in way of doubting, but of certeintie, as of a thing that is cleere and manifest, and in no wise to bee gainesaied. Neuer any man of an hurtfull heart had his will satisfied, and his desire fulfilled to his contentment, and consequently according to his hope. Women commonly haue paine in breeding of child, and pangs in trauell, and comfort when they are deliuered: but malitious men conceiue ioy all the time that they goe great with their purposes, and most when they are bringing forth, and nothing but anger, and sorrow, and shame, when they see nothing but a mishapen monster, to be borne vnto them.
Secondly, though they seem to prevail for a time, and effect their purposes so as their hearts wished, yet somewhat hindereth their full comfort for the instant, as it did Hamans, and Achabs, and all be overturned in the end, and themselves be overwhelmed therewith, as the case of Haman and Daniels adversaries testifieth.