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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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Use 1 Confutation of their presumptuous self-liking, which walk in wicked and damnable ways, and yet arrogate to themselves the titles of just and godly men. What profane Atheist, what superstitious Papist, what blasphemous swearer, what impious Sabaoth-breaker, will endure to be charged with ungodliness? And who is he, among the worst of all, that will acknowledge himself, or bear it well at other mens hands, to be termed or deemed unrighteous? Proud persons will not: contemptuous persons will not: contentious persons will not: nor violent oppressors, nor filthy whoremongers, nor luxurious Epicures, nor the covetous, nor Usurers, nor gamesters, nor liars, nor railers, nor any other malefactors. Every man (say they) committeth evil, and the best have their faults: but no upright man (saith the Scripture) ⟨p. 80⟩walketh in evil, nor alloweth himself to continue faulty. Shall a rebellious traitor, that conspireth against his Prince, or taketh up arms against him, be therefore justified for a good subject, because the most faithful subjects may be convinced of the breach of some penal laws?
Vse 1 Confutation of their presumptuous selfe-liking, which walke in wicked and damnable waies, and yet arrogate to themselues the titles of iust and godly men. What prophane Atheist, what superstitious Papist, what blasphemous swearer, what impious Sabaoth-breaker, will indure to be charged with vngodlinesse? And who is he, among the worst of all, that will acknowledge himselfe, or beare it wel at other mens hands, to be tearmed or deemed vnrighteous? Proud persons will not: contemptuous persons will not: contentious persons will not: nor violent oppressors, nor filthie whoremongers, nor luxurious Epicures, nor the couetous, nor Vsurers, nor gamesters, nor liers, nor railers, nor any other malefactors. Euery man (say they) committeth euill, and the best haue their faults: but no vpright man (saith the Scripture) ⟨p. 80⟩walketh in euill, nor alloweth himselfe to continue faultie. Shall a rebellious traitor, that conspireth against his Prince, or taketh vp armes against him, be therefore iustified for a good subiect, because the most faithfull subiects may be conuinced of the breach of some penall lawes?