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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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Instruction for every one to confirm himself in the spiritual ⟨p. 141⟩§2battle against Satan, and his own sinful nature, by holy wisdom, with the advise and assistance of his Godly, judicious, and faithful teachers, and brethren. For the enemies of our souls are of all others the most crafty, and mighty, our misery the greatest, if we be conquered; and our victory the happiest, if we overcome; which we may undoubtedly expect to do, if we choose this heavenly wisdom for our leader, and yield our selves accordingly to be directed, and governed by it. It is no malice to be implacable, and to bear a deadly grudge against those adversaries: neither is it cruelty to kill and slay them, and to do as much hurt unto them, as with all our might we shall be able. And therefore it is good providence to strengthen our selves to this conflict, by the best means we can, and we can have no better then the counsel of God out of his holy word, nor any good at all, besides those which his word doeth prescribe, and they are all spiritual.
Instruction for euery one to confirme himselfe in the spiritual ⟨p. 141⟩§2battaile against Sathan, and his owne sinnefull nature, by holy wisdome, with the aduise and assistance of his Godly, iudicious, and faithful teachers, and brethren. For the enimies of our soules are of all others the most crafty, and mighty, our misery the greatest, if we be conquered; and our victory the happiest, if we ouercome; which we may vndoubtedly expect to do, if we choose this heauenly wisdome for our leader, and yeeld our selues accordingly to be directed, and gouerned by it. It is no malice to be implacable, and to beare a deadly grudge against those aduersaries: neither is it cruelty to kill and slay them, and to doe asmuch hurt vnto them, as with all our might we shall be able. And therefore it is good prouidence to strengthen our selues to this conflict, by the best meanes we can, and we can haue no better then the counsaile of God out of his holy word, nor any good at all, besides those which his word doeth prescribe, and they are all spirituall.