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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 13. Righteous lips are the delight of Kings: and the King loveth him that speaketh right things.
Verse 13. Righteous lips are the delight of Kings: and the King loueth him that speaketh right things.
THE latter clause showeth what is the sense of the former, that when it is said, [Righteous lips are the delight of Kings] is meant, that Kings and great personages will affect such as speak with truth, wisdom, and faithfulness. This often cometh to pass, but oftener faileth, more mighty men favouring flatterers and Sycophants, than such as are upright in their speeches. And yet is there no untruth in the sentence, because the purpose thereof is to show what is done by some, ⟨p. 73⟩and ought to be done by all. It is therefore given as a precept to Princes and superiors, to make much of them that speak plainly with judgement and discretion: and an encouragement to subjects and inferiors, to use their lips so, with expectation of favour thereby, if not from mighty men in the earth, yet from the Almighty God in Heaven.
THE latter clause sheweth what is the sense of the former, that when it is said, [Righteous lips are the delight of Kings] is meant, that Kings and great personages will affect such as speake with truth, wisdome, and faithfulnesse. This often commeth to passe, but oftener faileth, more mightie men fauouring flatterers and Sycophants, than such as are vpright in their speeches. And yet is there no vntruth in the sentence, because the purpose thereof is to shew what is done by some, ⟨p. 73⟩and ought to bee done by all. It is therefore giuen as a precept to Princes and superiours, to make much of them that speake plainly with iudgement and discretion: and an incouragement to subiects and inferiours, to vse their lips so, with expectation of fauour thereby, if not from mighty men in the earth, yet from the Almighty God in Heauen.