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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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Vers. 5. A righteous man hateth a false matter: but it causeth the wicked to stink and be ashamed.
Vers. 5. A righteous man hateth a false matter: but it causeth the wicked to stinke and be ashamed.
The meaning is, that all that are truly just and godly, […] decline from bad causes, words and deeds, with hatred thereof, so far as they appear unto them to be unlawful. At least it is the duty of all good men so to do, though sometimes peradventure they fail in practise. But contrariwise the wicked do not so, but take pleasure in sinfulness, and thereby are brought to disgrace & reproach, especially in the sight of God and good men, and oft also ordinary men, such as are merely civill, yea ungodly men and sinners do loath them, and speak evil of them for their lewdness. Thus standeth the opposition. The righteous hateth a false matter and therefore gaineth reverence and honour: but the wicked loveth a false matter, and therefore is made odious and shameful.
THe meaning is, that all that are truely iust and godly, 〈…〉 decline from bad causes, words and deeds, with hatred therof, so far as they appeare vnto them to be vnlawfull. At least it is the duty of all good men so to do, though somtimes peraduenture they faile in practise. But contrarywise the wicked do not so, but take pleasure in sinfulnes, and thereby are brought to disgrace & reproache, especially in the sight of God and good men, and oft also ordinary men, such as are merely ciuill, yea vngodly men and sinners do loath them, and speake euill of them for their lewdnes. Thus standeth the opposition. The righteous hateth a false matter and therefore gaineth reuerence and honour: but the wicked loueth a false matter, and therefore is made odious and shamefull.