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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
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 affections are of as great force in the services of God, as the words and actions, and the heart hath no less place then the members of the body. It must be one and the principal agent in love, where they have calling to deal: and it must deal alone with detestation of those abominations which they are discharged to intermeddle with. To this purpose it is that Amos saith, Seek good and not evil, that ye may live: and the Lord God of hosts shall 1be with you, as you have spoken. But hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgement in the gate, &c. And to the same purpose tendeth the description which Isaiah maketh of a righteous man that liveth in safety, when others are in peril, and retaineth his2 boldness when others live in fear. He that walketh in justice, and speaketh righteous things, despising gain of oppression, shaking his hands from taking of gifts, stopping his ears from hearing of blood, and shutting his eyes from seeing of evil.
The affections are of as great force in the seruices of God, as the words and actions, and the heart hath no lesse place then the members of the body. Jt must be one and the principall agent in loue, where they haue calling to deale: and it must deale alone with detestation of those abominatiōs which they are discharged to intermeddle with. To this purpose it is that Amos saith, Seeke good and not euil, that ye may liue: and the Lord God of hoasts shall 1be with you, as you haue spoken. But hate the euill, and loue the good, and establish iudgement in the gate, &c. And to the same purpose tendeth the description which Isaiah maketh of a righteous man that liueth in safety, when others are in perill, and retayneth his2 boldnes when others liue in feare. He that walketh in iustice, and speaketh righteous things, despising gaine of oppression, shaking his hands from taking of gifts, stopping his eares from hearing of blood, and shutting his eies from seeing of euill.