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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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Secondly, this groweth from the great love they bear to evil, §2and the good liking which they have of it. Zophar in the book of Job speaking of every such one, showeth that wickedness is sweet in 1his mouth, and he hideth it under his tongue, and favoureth it, and ⟨p. 56⟩will not forsake it. And David sayeth, that pride is a chain unto 2them, and cruelly covereth them as a garment. Saint Paul calleth sins by the name of members: and our Saviour compareth them to our right hand, or right eye. Now then they seem to have reason to stick to their sinfulness: for who can take it well to have his meat plucked out of his mouth, or chain of his neck, or his coat from his back, or his limbs from his body, or his eyes out of his head? Ye offer violence to his life, if ye restrain him of his lusts. As every godly man hath a double life, one of grace, and an other of nature, so hath every wicked man also two lives, one of nature, and an other of corruption, and he is for the most part, equally sensible of them both.
Secondly, this groweth from the great loue they beare to euil, §2and the good liking which they haue of it. Zophar in the book of Iob speaking of euery such one, sheweth that wickednes is sweet in 1his mouth, and he hideth it vnder his tongue, and fauoureth it, and ⟨p. 56⟩will not forsake it. And Dauid sayeth, that pride is a chaine vnto 2them, and cruellie couereth them as a garment. Saint Paule calleth sins by the name of members: and our Sauiour compareth them to our right hand, or right eie. Now then they seeme to haue reason to stick to their sinfulnes: for who can take it wel to haue his meate plucked out of his mouth, or chaine of his necke, or his coate from his back, or his limmes from his body, or his eyes out of his head? Ye offer violence to his life, if ye restrain him of his lusts. As euery godly man hath a double life, one of grace, and an other of nature, so hath euery wicked man also two liues, one of nature, and an other of corruption, and hee is for the most parte, equally sensible of them both.