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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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Verse 32. He that refuseth instruction, despiseth his own soul: but he that obeyeth correction, possesseth his own heart.
Verse 32. Hee that refuseth instruction, despiseth his owne soule: but he that obeieth correction, possesseth his owne heart.
HE that refuseth instruction] which disdaineth to be admonished of his faults, and directed in his ways, [despiseth his own soul] dealeth as hardly with his own soul, in bringing shame and destruction upon it, as if it were a thing that he despised, and were a mortal enemy unto: [but he that obeyeth ⟨p. 43⟩correction] which listeneth unto, and is guided by wholesome lessons, whether sharp or gentle, [possesseth his own heart] hath the use and ordering of his mind, and whole soul, and preserveth it from the power of death and damnation.
HE that refuseth instruction] which disdaineth to be admonished of his faults, and directed in his waies, [despiseth his owne soule] dealeth as hardly with his owne soule, in bringing shame and destruction vpon it, as if it were a thing that he despised, and were a mortall enemie vnto: [but hee that obeieth ⟨p. 43⟩correction] which listeneth vnto, and is guided by wholesome lessons, whether sharpe or gentle, [possesseth his owne heart] hath the vse and ordering of his minde, and whole soule, and preserueth it from the power of death and damnation.