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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
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.
The grace of the spirit cannot be dammed up in the soul of a man, but that it will flow forth, and show it self by goodness in his behaviour: neither can there possibly be a constant stream of ⟨p. 80⟩goodness in his behaviour, unless he have a spring and fountain of grace in his soul. The Apostle S. John is plentiful in this point1 & maketh discourse thereof with many words. Little children saith he, let no man deceive you: be that doth righteousness is righteous, as Christ is righteous. He that committeth sin is of the devil: whosoever is borne of God sinneth not: for his seed remaineth in him, neither can he sin because he is borne of God. In this are the children of God known, and the children of the devil: whosoever doth not righteousness is not of God &c. Where, to do righteousness, is the same as hereto walk in uprightness: to be righteous, as much as as here to fear the Lord to commit sin is that which is here to be lewd in his ways, and to be of the devil, is nothing different from that which is here the despising of God.
The grace of the spirit cannot be dammed vp in the soule of a man, but that it will flow forth, and shew it selfe by goodnesse in his behauiour: neither can there possibly be a constant streame of ⟨p. 80⟩goodnes in his behauiour, vnlesse he haue a spring and fountaine of grace in his soule. The Apostle S. Iohn is plentiful in this point1 & maketh discourse thereof with many words. Little children saith he, let no man deceiue you: be that doth righteousnesse is righteous, as Christ is righteous. He that committeth sinne is of the deuill: whosoeuer is borne of God sinneth not: for his seede remameth in him, neither can he sinne because he is borne of God. In this are the children of God knowne, and the children of the deuill: whosoeuer doth not righteousnes is not of God &c. Where, to do righteousnes, is the same as heereto walke in vprightnesse: to bee righteous, as much as as heer to feare the Lord to commit sin is that which is heer to be lewd in his wayes, and to be of the diuell, is nothing different from that which is here the despising of God.