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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.
Encouragement to those of Gods people which fear their case §3to be desperate, because, as they think, it is singular. No man, saith each of them, was ever assaulted with such fears, & temptations, or oppressed with such anguish or agonies, as I am. And why do you deem your own terrors, and griefs, to be greatest, but because you have no experience of other mens? So every other man whose heart knoweth the bitterness here mentioned, doth think, that you were never so greatly afflicted as he is: for because every mans taste whereby he usually measureth his state in fears and temptation, is only in himself. But if it were yielded that your trouble is not only greater then your neighbours know, but far more grievous then they sustain, yet ye are not without remedy, so long as the Lord faileth not of all sufficiency. He knoweth how much you suffer, & how long you can endure, Doct. 2 and is able to help, and ready in due time to ease you.
Incouragement to those of Gods people which feare their case §3to be desperate, because, as they thinke, it is singuler. No man, saith each of them, was euer assaulted with such feares, & temptations, or oppressed with such anguish or agonies, as I am. And why do you deem your owne terrors, and griefes, to be greatest, but because you haue no experience of other mens? So euery other man whose heart knoweth the bitternes heere mentioned, doth thinke, that you were neuer so greatly afflicted as he is: for because euery mans taste whereby he vsually measureth his state in feares and temptation, is onely in himselfe. But if it were yeelded that your trouble is not only greater then your neighbours know, but farre more grieuous then they susteyne, yet ye are not without remedy, so long as the Lord faileth not of al sufficiency. He knoweth how much you suffer, & how long you can indure, Doct. 2 and is able to helpe, and readie in due time to ease you.
And a stranger shall not meddle with his joy. &c.