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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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Thirdly, though godly men are sometimes surprised by sin, §3being either deceived by the subtlety thereof, or overborne with the violence of it, yet if it be bitter unto their souls, and their harts have a quarrel against it, the Lord will never impute it to them. Hereof the Apostle speaketh to the Romans: I allow not 1that which I do: for what I would, that do I not: but what I hate, that do I. If I do then that which I would not, I consent to the law that it is good. Now then it is no more I that do it, but the sin that dwelleth in me.
Thirdly, though godly men are sometimes surprized by sinne, §3being either deceiued by the subtilty thereof, or ouerborne with the violence of it, yet if it be bitter vnto their soules, and their harts haue a quarrell against it, the Lord will neuer impute it to them. Hereof the Apostle speaketh to the Romanes: I allow not 1that which I doe: for what I would, that doe I not: but what I hate, that doe I. If I doe then that which I would not, I consent to the lawe that it is good. Now then it is no more I that doe it, but the sinne that dwelleth in me.
Instruction, to inform our hearts against all manner of wickedness, Use. 1 that they may be the more incensed against it. The worse we like of sin, the more righteous we are, and the better the Lord will love us. And the more agreement there is between sin and our souls, the less peace there is between our souls and God. All the hurts and miseries that ever have come upon us, or on Christ for our sakes, do give us just occasion to fall out with sinfulness, that hath bin the cause thereof. The love that we bear to God who hath bin dishonoured by our sinful life, should induce us to abhor all ungodliness. The danger of persisting impenitent, and the hope of pardon and happiness, when we cast off our iniquities, are just motives to make us take up weapons against them by judging our selves for that which is past, and resisting strongly all the assaults of the same hereafter.