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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
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 20. A wise son rejoiceth [his] father: but a foolish son despiseth his mother.
Verse 20. A wise sonnereioiceth [his] father: but a foolish son despiseth his mother.
A Wise son] A child that is endued with grace, and virtuously inclined: [rejoiceth his father] bringeth comfort to both parents for his piety and fear of God (if they themselves be religious and godly, otherwise it may be they will be the more vexed at it) for his obedience and dutiful behaviour towards them, and for his own good credit with all wise men that know his ways, and the blessing of God upon his state. [but a foolish son] such a one as is given to be lewd and wicked: [despiseth his mother] showeth contempt to mother and father, but especially to the mother, because he presumeth to be more bold with her, and because his state commonly doth less depend upon her. The opposition is thus to be conceived:
A Wise sonne] A childe that is indued with grace, and vertuously inclined: [reioiceth his father] bringeth comfort to both parents for his pietie and feare of God (if they themselues be religious and godly, otherwise it may be they will be the more vexed at it) for his obedience and dutifull behauiour towards them, and for his owne good credit with all wise men that know his waies, and the blessing of God vpon his state. [but a foolish sonne] such a one as is giuen to be leaud and wicked: [despiseth his mother] sheweth contempt to mother and father, but especially to the mother, because he presumeth to be more bold with her, and because his state commonly doth lesse depend vpon her. The opposition is thus to bee conceaued: