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A plain and familiar exposition of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth chapters of the…A plaine and familiar exposition of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth chapters of the…
A plain and familiar exposition of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth chapters of the Proverbs of Solomon / by John Dod and Robert Cleaver.A plaine and familiar exposition of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth chapters of the Prouerbs of Salomon / by Iohn Dod and Robert Cleaver.
London: printed for Roger Jackson, 1610London: printed for Roger Iackson, 1610
AN EXPOSITION OF THE EIGHTEENTH CHAPTER OF THE PROVERBS. › Chapter 18
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¶ A bad cause commonly hath advantage at the beginning, Doct. and a good cause prevaileth in the end.
¶ A bad cause commonly hath aduantage at the beginning, Doct. and a good cause preuaileth in the end.
So it fell out between Joseph, and his mistress; between Micaiah, and the false prophets: between Mordecai, and Hamon: between Paul, and Tertullus: between Christ, and the pharisees: between the Gospel, and popery.
So it fell out betweene Ioseph, and his mistris; betweene Micaiah, and the false prophets: betweene Mordecai, and Hamon: betweene Paul, and Tertullus: betweene Christ, and the pharises: betweene the Gospell, and poperie.
First, wicked men that maintain evil causes, are shameless Reasons. 1 to speak lies, and divers that hear them, are ready to believe lies, until the truth do evidently refel them.
First, wicked men that maintaine euill causes, are shamelesse Reasons. 1 to speake lies, and diuers that heare them, are readie to beleeue lies, vntill the truth doe euidently refell them.