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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.
Doct. The confidence of ungodly men is disappointed at their greatest need.
Doct. The confidence of vngodly men is disappointed at their greatest neede.
He never had good by any hope, which hath not the fruition of his hope at his death. Then either it setteth a man in possession of his blessedness, or else casteth him off into misery, woe, and perdition for ever. Though a man should never obtain his desire in any earthly thing during his life, yet if he enjoy salvation after this life, he hath failed of nothing. Though a man should miss of nothing that his heart could wish for, whiles breath is in his body, yet if he be damned when the soul goeth out of his body, he hath never gained any thing. And this is the scope of Job his speech, when he saith, What hope hath the hypocrite though he hath 1heaped up riches, when God taketh away his soul? Even now in his deepest adversity, he would not change state with the most plausible wicked, in their highest prosperity. For he is sure that the end of his life will finish his sorrow, and begin his felicity, and therefore is willing to resign up his spirit into the hands of God: but their hope doth depart with their breath, and their damnation doth come with their death, and therefore God must wrest away their souls from them.
He neuer had good by any hope, which hath not the fruition of his hope at his death. Then either it setteth a man in possession of his blessednes, or else casteth him off into misery, woe, and perdition for euer. Though a man should neuer obtaine his desire in any earthly thing during his life, yet if he inioy saluation after this life, he hath failed of nothing. Though a man should misse of nothing that his heart could wish for, whiles breath is in his bodie, yet if hee bee damned when the soule goeth out of his bodie, hee hath neuer gained any thing. And this is the scope of Iob his speech, when he saith, What hope hath the hypocrite though he hath 1