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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 cometh as a father in mercy and mildness to the one, and dealeth as a Judge, or rather an enemy, in wrath and severity with the other. He cometh with his pruning knife to cut off the superfluous sprigs and branches of the one, and with a keen axe in his hand to hew down by the roots the stocks and bodies of the other. And this difference is spoken of in the fourteenth chapter of this book, vers. 32. The wicked shall be cast away for his naughtiness: but the righteous hath hope in his death. And this difference is spoken of in the seven and twentieth of Isaiah, verse 7. Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him? or is he slain according to the slaughter of them that were slain by him? That is, hath the Lord plagued Israel his Church and people in such a grievous manner as he hath destroyed their enemies? it is manifest he hath not. And this difference is spoken of in the eight chapter to the Romans, verse 1. that there is no damnation to them that are in Christ Jesus that walk after the spirit, as there is to them that walk after the flesh.
He commeth as a father in mercie and mildnes to the one, and dealeth as a Iudge, or rather an enemie, in wrath and seueritie with the other. He commeth with his pruning knife to cut off the superfluous sprigges and braunches of the one, and with a keene axe in his hand to hew downe by the rootes the stockes and bodies of the other. And this difference is spoken of in the foureteenth chapter of this booke, vers. 32. The wicked shall be cast away for his naughtines: but the righteous hath hope in his death. And this difference is spoken of in the seuen and twentith of Isaiah, verse 7. Hath he smitten him, as hee smote those that smote him? or is hee slaine according to the slaughter of them that were slaine by him? That is, hath the Lord plagued Israel his Church and people in such a grieuous manner as he hath destroyed their enemies? it is manifest he hath not. And this difference is spoken of in the eight chapter to the Romans, verse 1. that there is no damnation to them that are in Christ Iesus that walke after the spirit, as there is to them that walke after the flesh.
The four reasons wherewith the last doctrine of the former ⟨p. 173⟩