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Wisdom is in the face of him that hath understanding] the modest, lightsome, and amiable countenance of a discreet ⟨p. 152⟩and virtuous person, and especially the staidness of his eyes, declareth and publisheth him to be wise: [but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth] his looks and countenance bewray and discover the lewdness, folly, and sottishness that is within him, and namely the inconstancy or wandering of his eyes, roving hither and thither, as if he would look from one side of the land to the other.

WIsdome is in the face of him that hath vnderstanding] the modest, lightsome, and amiable countenance of a discreet ⟨p. 152⟩and vertuous person, and especially the staiednesse of his eies, declareth and publisheth him to be wise: [but the eies of a foole are in the ends of the earth] his lookes and countenance bewray and discouer the leaudnesse, follie, and sottishnesse that is within him, and namely the inconstancie or wandring of his eies, rouing hither and thither, as if he would looke from one side of the land to the other.

Doct. A gracious heart will show it self in a seemly countenance.

Doct. A gracious heart will shew it selfe in a seemely countenance.

The sin of the soul doth mar the face, and maketh them that are fair to appear ill-favoured: and the sincerity of the conscience doth beautify the countenance, and cause them that are deformed to look pleasantly. Which Solomon the Writer of this book, doth testify in his other book of Ecclesiastes: The wisdom of a man doth make his face to shine,