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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
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Verse 21. Many devises are in the heart of man: but the counsel of the Lord that shall stand.
Verse 21. Manie deuises are in the heart of man: but the counsell of the Lord that shall stand.
Many devises are in the heart of man,] sundry thoughts are in their minds, of hopes, and doubts, and desires, and so they toss matters too and fro in their imaginations, how they may avoid that which they fear, and accomplish that which they desire, and yet seldom bring them to any effect, or when they do, it is not by force of their plotting or forecast. But the counsel of the Lord it shall stand; his will shall take place, whatsoever he hath determined shall succeed, whether mens likings be to it, or against it.
MAnie deuises are in the heart of man,] sundrie thoughts are in their minds, of hopes, and doubts, and desires, and so they tosse matters too and fro in their imaginations, how they may auoyd that which they feare, and accomplish that which they desire, and yet seldome bring them to anie effect, or when they do, it is not by force of their plotting or forecast. But the counsell of the Lord it shall stand; his will shall take place, whatsoeuer hee hath determined shall succeed, whether mens likings be to it, or against it.
¶ Things come not to pass by mens purposes, but by Gods Doct. appointment.
¶ Things come not to passe by mens purposes, but by Gods Doct. appointment.