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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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Secondly, the fearful judgement of God upon their hearts, that they should not see how they were illuded in their expectation, until their death: when the case is remediless. If the vanity of their hope were discovered to them before, they might cast it off sooner, and lay a new foundation of a better; whereas resting still upon the stability of that, it breaketh, when it cannot be repaired; and they fall, when they can never rise again. If the five 1foolish Virgins had found their want of oil before the bridegroom was coming, they might in time have provided themselves, and be ready to enter with him to the wedding, before the door was shut. If they which presumed so much of Christ his acquaintance (because they had eaten & drunk in his company, and 2heard him preach amongst them) had known before hand what small account he would have made of them, they might have used better means whiles time served, to grow into his favour.
Secondly, the fearefull iudgement of God vpon their hearts, that they should not see how they were illuded in their expectation, vntill their death: when the case is remedilesse. If the vanitie of their hope were discouered to them before, they might cast it off sooner, and lay a new foundation of a better; whereas resting still vpon the stabilitie of that, it breaketh, when it cannot be repaired; and they fall, when they can neuer rise againe. If the fiue 1foolish Virgins had found their want of oile before the bridegrome was comming, they might in time haue prouided themselues, and be readie to enter with him to the wedding, before the dore was shut. If they which presumed so much of Christ his acquaintance (because they had eaten & drunk in his company, and 2heard him preach amongst them) had knowne before hand what small account hee would haue made of them, they might haue vsed better meanes whiles time serued, to grow into his fauour.