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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.
Reasons. First, they will keep no silence when they be in tribulation, they will cry unto God, and bemoan their case unto him, that he may take their cause into his hands. Neither is it any waywardness in them, but wisdom, and their bounden duty so to do: for he calleth them unto him, and commandeth them to make their complaint: Call upon me, saith he, in the day of trouble; so will I deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me, Psal. 50. 15.
Reasons. First, they will keepe no silence when they bee in tribulation, they will cry vnto God, and bemone their case vnto him, that hee may take their cause into his hands. Neither is it any waywardnesse in them, but wisedome, and their bounden duty so to doe: for he calleth them vnto him, and commaundeth them to make their complaint: Call vpon me, saith hee, in the day of trouble; so will I deliuer thee, and thou shalt glorifie me, Psal. 50. 15.
Secondly, all Gods people are petitioners for every one, and every one for all; so that no member of Jesus Christ wanteth friends to solicit his cause, and to deal effectually for him.
Secondly, all Gods people are petitioners for euery one, and euery one for all; so that no member of Iesus Christ wanteth friends to sollicite his cause, and to deale effectually for him.
Thirdly, the Lord himself beholdeth their tears, and sorrows, and sufferings, he heareth their most secret sighs and groans, his compassion is towards them, he is able to help them, he promiseth to deliver them, and therefore from his own commiseration and pity, by his might and power, and in his trueth and fidelity he will surely draw them out of misery.