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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Some seek their commodities so greedily, as though the world were made for nothing else, but to be their possession: others are climbing so fast, and labouring so earnestly to grow great, that if it were possible, they would mount up to the heavens, and touch the skies with their foreheads, but they fly with the wings of earthly pride, yea rather of hellish ambition.
Some seeke their commodities so greedilie, as though the world were made for nothing else, but to be their possession: others are climing so fast, and labouring so earnestly to growe great, that if it were possible, they would mount vp to the heauens, and touch the skies with their foreheads, but they flie with the wings of earthly pride, yea rather of hellish ambition.
An other sort pursue their pleasures and delights so uncessantly, as if they were created for no other use, but to serve their recreations (for so they would have their masters called, although improperly) as hawking, hunting, quaffing, scoffing, dancing, dicing, carding, bowling, and all manner of unfruitful exercises, which are many more then we can recount, yet not one above the number of them for which they shall be plagued. Their hearts are oppressed with the love of sinful delights, which take authority upon them, and show tyranny to their souls.
An other sort pursue their pleasures and delights so vncessantly, as if they were created for no other vse, but to serue their recreations (for so they would haue their maisters called, although improperlie) as hawking, hunting, quaffing, scoffing, dauncing, dycing, carding, bowling, and all manner of vnfruitfull exercises, which are manie more then wee can recount, yet not one aboue the number of them for which they shalbe plagued. Their hearts are oppressed with the loue of sinfull delights, which take authoritie vpon them, and shewe tyrannie to their soules.