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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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The opposition standeth thus: The heart of the righteous studieth to answer, and therefore he uttereth things that be good: but the mouth of the wicked is hastily and rashly set on work, and therefore he babbleth out things that are evil.
The opposition standeth thus: The heart of the righteous studieth to answer, and therefore he vttereth things that bee good: but the mouth of the wicked is hastily and rashly set on worke, and therefore hee babbleth out things that are euill.
Doct. He that would speak well, and do good with his words, must not be too swift and sudden in his speeches.
Doct. Hee that would speake well, and doe good with his words, must not be too swift and sudden in his speeches.
We shall find in the next Chapter, that the heart of the wise 1guideth his mouth wisely, and addeth Doctrine to his lips. And David directed before by the spirit that Solomon was after, did fore-testify the same which Solomon hath afterwards confirmed: ⟨p. 38⟩The mouth of the righteous (saith he) will meditate of 2wisdom: that is, utter wisdom premeditated. And his tongue will talk of judgement. When Hannah would free herself to Eli from the imputation of drunkenness, or other crimes, she hath this to say for herself, that out of the abundance of 3her meditations and grief she had spoken.