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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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The Consolation for Gods people, against whom the purposes of the wicked, with all their wits and forces are bent. See Chap. v. 1. 9.
The Consolation for Gods people, against whome the purposes of the wicked, with all their wittes and forces are bent. See Chap. v. 1. 9.
Verse 22. The desire of a man is his goodness: and a poor man is better then a liar.
Verse 22. The desire of a man is his goodnes: and a poore man is better then a lyar.
The desire of a man,] that which every man ought most to wish and labour for in himself, and to esteem and commend in others, is his goodness, his piety and religion towards God, his mercy, trueth, and upright dealing towards men, and not a great estate, and earthly pomp, and he that in this manner doth good, and is faithful and true, though he be poor, not having store and abundance of outward possessions, is better, in happier case, and more regarded of God, and good men, then a liar, then an impious, unprofitable, and false man, though he be never so wealthy.
THe desire of a man,] that which euerie man ought most to wish and labour for in himselfe, and to esteeme and commend in others, is his goodnes, his pietie and religion towards God, his mercie, trueth, and vpright dealing towards men, and not a greatestate, and earthlie pompe, and hee that in this manner doth good, and is faithfull and true, though he be poore, not hauing store and abundance of outward possessions, is better, in happier case, and more regarded of God, and good men, then a liar, then an impious, vnprofitable, and false man, though hee be neuer so wealthie.