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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, the Lord requireth joy and gladness in all them that yield worship unto him; and in signification thereof, ordained the solemn feasts among the Israelites. and therefore the services which are offered to him without all cheerfulness, have seldom any acceptance from him.
Reasons. 1 First, the Lord requireth ioy and gladnesse in all them that yeeld worship vnto him; and in signification thereof, ordained the solemne feasts among the Israelites. and therefore the seruices which are offered to him without all cheerefulnesse, haue seldome any acceptance from him.
Secondly, the comfort and joy that is in the godly, doth ⟨p. 15⟩minister unto them a force and power for the due performance of every good duty. Be not sorrowful (saith Nehemiah, 1with Ezra and others, when the people mourned unseasonably) for the joy of the Lord is your strength. A heart replenished with hope and sound comfort, is evermore in best readiness to praise the Lord, to pray to the Lord, to hearken to the Lord when he sendeth his word, and to yield such obedience as his word requireth. They that are so affected, addict themselves to the exercises of Religion with devotion; unto the works of mercy with willingness; and to the affairs of their calling with faithfulness: whereas all commonly is contrary in them which give over themselves to passionate griefs and heaviness.
Secondly, the comfort and ioy that is in the godly, doth ⟨p. 15⟩minister vnto them a force and power for the due performance of euery good dutie. Be not sorrowful (saith Nehemiah, 1with Ezra and others, when the people mourned vnseasonably) for the ioy of the Lord is your strength. A heart replenished with hope and sound comfort, is euermore in best readinesse to praise the Lord, to pray to the Lord, to hearken to the Lord when he sendeth his word, and to yeeld such obedience as his word requireth. They that are so affected, addict themselues to the exercises of Religion with deuotion; vnto the workes of mercy with willingnesse; and to the affaires of their calling with faithfulnesse: whereas all commonly is contrary in them which giue ouer themselues to passionate griefes and heauinesse.