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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.
Use. Reproof of their folly which seek to prevent troubles, or to shake them off by shunning the duties of righteousness. As though righteousness were not a sure friend to deliver men, but a treacherous adversary to betray them. As though it were a matter of great peril to please God, and the only way for safety to provoke him. As though the best means of defence were to disarm ones self, and to be weaponed and armed were to expose himself to the shot and strokes of his enemy. And yet this cowardly heart, and erroneous mind is in very many, that they dare not addict themselves strictly to every service of piety and justice, lest they should cast themselves into snares, and troubles, and molestations. They are not persuaded by S. Peters testimony, 1that no man can hurt them, if they follow that which is good, neither ⟨p. 25⟩be they affected with his consolation, that blessed are they, if they suffer for righteousness sake.
Vse. Reproofe of their follie which seeke to preuent troubles, or to shake them off by shunning the duties of righteousnes. As though righteousnes were not a sure friend to deliuer men, but a treacherous aduersarie to betray them. As though it were a matter of great perill to please God, and the onely way for safetie to prouoke him. As though the best meanes of defence were to disarme ones selfe, and to be weaponed and armed were to expose himselfe to the shot and strokes of his enemie. And yet this cowardlie heart, and erroneous mind is in very many, that they dare not addict themselues strictly to euery seruice of pietie and iustice, lest they should cast themselues into snares, and troubles, and molestations. They are not perswaded by S. Peters testimonie, 1that no man can hurt them, if they follow that which is good, neither ⟨p. 25⟩be they affected with his consolation, that blessed are they, if they suffer for righteousnesse sake.