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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.
Reasons. 1 First, the enemies of the soul, as lusts and inordinate affections, are more powerful and dangerous than the enemies of the body; and therefore the victory over them is so much the more notable and praise-worthy.
Reasons. 1 First, the enemies of the soule, as lusts and inordinate affections, are more powerfull and dangerous than the enemies of the body; and therfore the victorie ouer them is so much the more notable and praise-worthy.
Secondly, he that vanquisheth Cities and people, doth prevail by a bodily power, which will decay together with the body, and may at another time be over-matched: but he that mastereth his affections, doth it by a spiritual puissance, which age impaireth not, and that retaineth the victory for ever.
Secondly, he that vanquisheth Cities and people, doth preuaile by a bodily power, which will decay together with the bodie, and may at another time be ouer-matched: but hee that mastereth his affections, doth it by a spirituall puissance, which age impaireth not, and that retaineth the victory for euer.
Base men may subdue Kingdoms and Nations, and yet themselves remain the bondmen of sin, Satan, death, and hell, as Zenacherib, and the stately Kings of Ashur, and Nebuchadnezzar, and the mighty Monarchs of Babel: the Medes in like manner with the Persians: the Grecians also and Romans. But all that rule their own mind, are truly noble, and ever free, and have already the livery and seisin of an eternal liberty.
Base men may subdue Kingdomes and Nations, and yet themselues remaine the bondmen of sinne, Satan, death, and hell, as Zenacherib, and the stately Kings of Ashur, and Nebuchadnezzar, and the mighty Monarkes of Babel: the Medes in like manner with the Persians: the Grecians also and Romanes. But all that rule their owne minde, are truly noble, and euer free, and haue already the liuerie and seisen of an eternall libertie.