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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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Reasons. 1 First, his favour and countenance is always and only showed there, where his image appeareth, which is nowhere else to be seen, but in the souls and lives of them that dedicate themselves to his worship; and there it is never failing.
Reasons. 1 First, his fauour and countenance is alwaies and onely shewed there, where his image appeareth, which is nowhere else to bee seene, but in the soules and liues of them that dedicate themselues to his worship; and there it is neuer failing.
Secondly, the most plausible shows that wicked men make (considering the falsehood of their hearts) are condemned of him, as works of the flesh: and the meanest services that good men do, in respect of the uprightness of their minds, be commended as fruits of the spirit.
Secondly, the most plausible shewes that wicked men make (considering the falshood of their hearts) are condemned of him, as workes of the flesh: and the meanest seruices that good men doe, in respect of the vprightnesse of their mindes, be commended as fruits of the spirit.
Use 1 Terror for divers ungodly persons, who have nothing but Sacrifices for the foundation of their hope and comfort. For notwithstanding there be never so great guiltiness in their conscience, and sinfulness in their conversation, and both continued to their lives end, yet they trust, by virtue of their prayers and other good deeds, to pacify Gods wrath, and escape his judgements, and make amends for all their misbehaviour. Do they deem that the Lord will be beguiled by them, and take rebellion for their ransom? and grievous provocations for a meritorious propitiation? Think they that he is driven to such necessity, that he must either take their service, or not be served at all, as if he had no Saints or holy servants to yield glory unto him? And yet of this sort (beside all, or the most part of the Papists) are very many, which satisfy themselves with external words and actions, though holy in themselves, if they were religiously exercised, yet execrable from them, being hypocritically perverted.