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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.
Neither was he ignorant of the operation thereof, when he besought the Lord to make him hear joy and gladness, that 1the bones which he had broken might rejoice.
Neither was hee ignorant of the operation thereof, when he besought the Lord to make him heare ioy and gladnesse, that 1the bones which he had broken might reioice.
Reason 1 First, God himself doth put virtue into them, and maketh them effectual for the comfort and help of his people, according as himself testifieth, saying, I create the fruit of the lips to be peace: peace unto them that are far off, and to them that are near, saith the Lord, for I will heal them.
Reason 1 First, God himselfe doth put vertue into them, and maketh them effectuall for the comfort and helpe of his people, according as himselfe testifieth, saying, I create the fruit of the lips to be peace: peace vnto them that are farre off, and to them that are neere, saith the Lord, for I will heale them.
Secondly, the matter of these fair words, directed from ⟨p. 94⟩God to the souls of his faithful servants, is such as far surpasseth all things which are subject to any of the senses. His own love and favour is thereby declared unto them: remission of sins is thereby assured unto them: everlasting glory is thereby confirmed unto them, and the Lord Jesus Christ himself, with his holiness, merits, and graces, is thereby exhibited to them. Every one of which, as it is incomparably more delectable and sweet than any thing that is sensible and for corporal use, so it is also infinitely more durable, as being for eternity, and making him eternally happy that enjoyeth it.