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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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Admonition to the ministers of the word, who are, as the prophet §2calleth them, the messengers of the Lord of hosts, that they show themselves industrious, and diligent in the work of their master. Their embassy is honourable, their service is necessary, their reward will be ample, if they discharge their duty well, and their punishment will be exceeding grievous, if they be faithless in it. They are sent about a message of life, and salvation, and men are made happy forever by their sincerity in the ministry: and their falsehood and corrupt dealing tendeth to death and destruction, and how many do perish through their unfaithfulness? When they that are treacherous to men shall not fail •• fall into mischief, much less shall they that are traitors to the Lord. When negligence in things of smaller importance shall be so severely punished, much more shall spiritual murder, and blood guiltiness. And when they that are healers in outward respects shall be so fully recompensed, it cannot be that the faithful physicians of mens souls should loose their labour.
Admonition to the ministers of the word, who are, as the prophet §2calleth them, the messengers of the Lord of hoasts, that they shew themselues industrious, and diligent in the worke of their master. Their ambassage is honourable, their seruice is necessary, their reward will be ample, if they discharge their duty well, and their punishment will be exceeding grieuous, if they be faithles in it. They are sent about a message of life, and saluation, and men are made happy foreuer by their sincerity in the ministery: and their falshood and corrupt dealing tendeth to death and destruction, and how many doe perish through their vnfaithfulnes? When they that are treacherous to men shall not faile •• fall into mischiefe, much lesse shall they that are traytors to the Lord. When negligence in things of smaller importance shall be so seuerely punished, much more shall spirituall murther, and bloud guiltines. And when they that are healers in outward respects shall be so fully recompenced, it cannot be that the faithfull physitions of mens soules should loose their labour.