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A plain and familiar exposition of the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of the…A plaine and familiar exposition of the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of the…
A plain and familiar exposition of the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of the Proverbs of SolomonA plaine and familiar exposition of the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of the Prouerbs of Salomon
London: printed by Thomas Haveland for Thomas Man, 1609London: printed by Thomas Haueland for Thomas Man, 1609
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Secondly, where is store of meat, and want of good will, there must needs be either lumpishness, or wrangling, or dissimulation among them that sit together: and often thence spring the beginnings of suits and contentions, and of quarrels and murders; yea sometimes they are purposely aimed at in the same, as Saul intended on an holy days feast to kill David; and Absalom made a sheep-shearing banquet to dispatch Amnon. Now where love is, there every one is cheerful to other, and edifieth others, and beareth with others, and dealeth faithfully with others: and so that which is wanting in their commons, is fully supplied in their fruitful conference.
Secondly, where is store of meat, and want of good will, there must needs be either lumpishnesse, or wrangling, or dissimulation among them that sit together: and often thence spring the beginnings of suits and contentions, and of quarrels and murders; yea sometimes they are purposely aimed at in the same, as Saul intended on an holy daies feast to kill Dauid; and Absolon made a sheepe-shearing banquet to dispatch Amnon. Now where loue is, there euery one is cheerefull to other, and edifieth others, and beareth with others, and dealeth faithfully with others: and so that which is wanting in their commons, is fully supplied in their fruitfull conference.
Use 1 Reproof of them that never invite any friends to their houses, because they cannot provide so good cheer as they wish for them.
Vse 1 Reproofe of them that neuer inuite any friends to their houses, because they cannot prouide so good cheere as they wish for them.
Instruction, that if we be called in kindness to our neighbours table, we be not discontented, though there be not so many messes, or variety of dishes, as we may peradventure meet with in some other places where we shall not be so welcome. They that dress most meat are not always the kindest men: for our Saviour was full of liberality when he gave but barley-bread and fish to his Disciples; and Nabal was but a Churl, though he killed both beeves and muttons for his sheep-shearers.