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A plain and familiar exposition of the thirteenth and fourteenth chapters of the Proverbs…A plaine and familiar exposition of the thirteenth and fourteenth chapters of the Prouerbs…
A plain and familiar exposition of the thirteenth and fourteenth chapters of the Proverbs of SolomonA plaine and familiar exposition of the thirteenth and fourteenth chapters of the Prouerbs of Salomon
London: printed by R.B. for Roger Jackson, 1608London: printed by R.B. for Roger Iackson, 1608
AN EXPOSITION OF THE THIRTEENTH CHAPTER OF THE PROVERBS. › Chapter 13
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Some good men are wronged with evil messengers, & yet never know it, or pass over without punishment, or else want power to give correction, but God saith, and observeth it, and will surely plague the offenders for it. Others are truly dealt with, & yet know not how to make recompense: the service performed to them they find to have been faithful, but themselves are unable to requite it, notwithstanding the Lord is rich in substance, and ready in goodness to yield them a proportionable and plentiful payment. The wicked spies that were sent to search the land of Canaan, were moe in number then the good: for there were ten for two, which carried the matter by multitude of voices, and colour of reason, and the peoples forwardness to give credit unto them, but the few good were more happy in success, then the many wicked. Experience and the holy Scriptures have made all succeeding ages & nations to know that their words were true, and so confirmed, and the others false, and so confuted; they were presently encouraged by Gods favour and promise; and the other terrified by his anger and threatening: it was to them according to their faith; for they entered and dwelt in the promised land, and it1 came to the other according to their unbelief; for they were all destroyed by a plague, and perished in the wilderness.
Some good men are wrōged with euill messengers, & yet neuer know it, or passe ouer without punishment, or else wāt power to giue correction, but God saith, and obserueth it, and will surely plague the offenders for it. Others are truelie dealt with, & yet know not how to make recompence: the seruice performed to them they find to haue been faithfull, but themselues are vnable to requite it, notwithstanding the Lord is ritch in substance, and ready in goodnes to yeeld them a proportionable and plentifull paiment. The wicked spies that were sent to search the land of Canaan, were moe in number then the good: for there were ten for two, which carried the matter by multitude of voices, and colour of reason, and the peoples forwardnes to giue credit vnto them, but the few good were more happy in successe, then the many wicked. Experience and the holy Scriptures haue made all succeeding ages & nations to know that their words were true, and so confirmed, and the others false, and so confuted; they were presently incouraged by Gods fauour and promise; and the other terrified by his anger and threatning: it was to them according to their faith; for they entred and dwelt in the promised land, and it