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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.
Verse. 28. A wicked witness mocketh at judgement, and the mouth of the ungodly swalloweth up iniquity.
Verse. 28. A wicked witnesse mocketh at iudgement, and the mouth of the vngodly swalloweth vp iniquitie.
A Wicked witness] a witness of Belial, as it is in the Hebrew text, one that the devil himself, and his own wicked disposition suborneth to perjure and deal corruptly, mocketh at judgement, not only giveth in false evidence, but doth the same of set purpose, maliciously, and without any fare, making no more account either of right causes, or of magistrates that are placed to execute justice, or of God himself that will punish false witnesses, then of a jest, or things to be laughed at. And the mouth of the ungodly will swallow up iniquity. This he allegeth as a reason of that his untruth and falsehood in witness-bearing, because he is desperately sinful and bad in all his behaviour. His mouth, himself vile wretch, yet the mouth is mentioned because of the allegory, swalloweth up iniquity, committeth all villainies, with as great delight and pleasure, as drunkards do strong drink, or gluttons delicious meats.
A Wicked witnesse] a witnesse of Belial, as it is in the Hebrew text, one that the diuell himselfe, and his owne wicked disposition subborneth to periure and deale corruptly, mocketh at iudgement, not onely giueth in false euidence, but doth the same of set purpose, maliciously, and without any fare, making no more account eitheir of right causes, or of magistrates that are placed to execute iustice, or of God himselfe that will punish false witnesses, then of a iest, or things to be laughed at. And the mouth of the vngodly will swallow vp iniquitie. This he alleadgeth as a reason of that his vntruth and falsehood in witnes-bearing, because he is desperately sinfull and bad in all his behauiour. His mouth, himselfe vile wretch, yet the mouth is mentioned because of the allegorie, swalloweth vp iniquitie, committeth all villainies, with as great delight and pleasure, as drunkards doe strong drinke, or gluttons delicious meates.