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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.
Verse. 28. In the multitude of the people is the honour of a king, & through want of people cometh the destruction of the prince.
Verse. 28. In the multitude of the people is the honour of a king, & through want of people commeth the destruction of the prince.
IN the multitude of the people) when the number of the subjects are increased, & prosper, it is both for the glory & safety of the prince. And through want of people, when they are few & feeble, cometh the destruction of the Prince, he is exposed to perils, as wanting power to defend his state & territories, and to contempt also, contrary to the honour before mentioned.
IN the multitude of the people) when the number of the subiects are increased, & prosper, it is both for the glory & safety of the prince. And through want of people, when they are few & feeble, cometh the destruction of the Prince, he is exposed to perrils, as wāting power to defend his state & territories, and to contempt also, contrary to the honour before mencioned.
That which is good for the state of the common wealth, is best Doct. for the prince.