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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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Thirdly, he maketh himself contemptible and ridiculous to them that hear him, by showing his pride, arrogance, and ignorance; whereas he that is more desirous to hearken to others than to hear himself, is commended for his modesty and discretion, healeth his ignorance by learning in silence, before that he was known to be ignorant.
Thirdly, he maketh himselfe contemptible and ridiculous to them that heare him, by shewing his pride, arrogancie, and ignorance; whereas hee that is more desirous to hearken to others than to heare himselfe, is commended for his modestie and discretion, healeth his ignorance by learning in silence, before that he was knowen to be ignorant.
Use 1 Confutation of their vain minds, that think their speaking much will make them much to be commended and spoken of for wisdom. They trust that their praises will be as many as their words, and therefore their words be as many as they can have time to deliver, and more than any wise man is willing to hear. But seeking glory, they meet with disgrace: and hoping to be had in admiration for being able to say very much, they fall into derision for not being ashamed to talk too much. The simplest and meanest that hath so much wit as not to discover the want of his wit, is preferred by God, and all men of judgement, before him ⟨p. 157⟩that is continually striving to show himself witty, by multitude of words.
Vse 1 Confutation of their vaine mindes, that thinke their speaking much wil make them much to be commended and spoken of for wisdome. They trust that their praises will bee as many as their words, and therefore their words bee as many as they can haue time to deliuer, and more than any wise man is willing to heare. But seeking glorie, they meet with disgrace: and hoping to bee had in admiration for being able to say very much, they fall into derision for not being ashamed to talke too much. The simplest and meanest that hath so much wit as not to discouer the want of his wit, is preferred by God, and all men of iudgement, before him