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B05908 Solomons sentences. Being an excellent ditty, shewing the sage sayings and wise sentences of Solomon. The tune is, Wigmore's galliard. 1685 (1685) Wing S4462; ESTC R184357; ESTC R234275 1,796 1

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Solomons Sentences Being in Excellent Ditty shewing the sage Sayings and Wise Sentences of Solomon The Tune is Wigmore's Galliard Those that will run a Vertuous race and learn the Precepts of the Sage Those that true wisdom will embrace and learn to live in youth and age Let them approach hereto with speed And to my Lessons give good heed For bearing well these things away The Lord will bless them night and day My Son said Solomon the Wise if thou true wisdom wilt obtain Then fear the Lord that rules the skys for so the Scriptures teacheth plain Imbrace his word and him obey This is the chief and only way For they that do these things despise Are fools to God though worldly wise Unto the Father honour give and thou shall surely blessed be And be obedient while you live and to thy Mother Courteous be Then God will send thee evermore Sufficient wealth and treasure store All things shall prosper in thine hand And long thou shalt enjoy the Land The blessing of the Father dear doth cause his Childrens good success But where the Mother doth appear to curse her Childrens wickedness Their whole foundation doth decay Like withe●ed leaves that fall away Then all good Christians learn by me To love your Parents faithfully Set not thy mind on worldly wealth nor put the confidence therein For riches doth consume by stealth and Covetousness is counted sin For whilst thou livest on the earth Thou art uncertain of thy death And when that death doth stop thy wind Then thou must leave thy goods behind Be friendly unto every man but unto few familiar be And try thy friend if that thou can His inward thoughts to prove see And if thou find him just and true Change not an old friend for a new For many promise much indeed But clean forsake them in their need If thou hast Sons instruct them well and on thy Daughters never smile Their wanton ways do far excell let not affection thee beguile With due correction love them still And give them not their wanton will For if that they do stubborn grow They will not then their duty know Give honour to the aged sort and to thy betters always bow So shalt thou have a good report for God himself doth it allow Of hateful Pride always beware And have an Eye to after care Be not too wrath in any thing For that will soon repentance bring Lend not thy goods to mighty men whose countenance passeth thy degree For they are hard to get again as now by dayly proof we see For other men give not thy word No further then thou canst afford Left afterwards thou chance to rue And pay the debt when it is due With him that is a Magistrate in any wise go not to Law Lest thou repent the same too late for he will hold thee still in awe Be always wary of thy words For spightful words are cruel swords And look to whom thou dost impart The thoughts and sec●ets of thy heart Be never jealous of thy Wife least she the●efore mischief learn And thou thereby dost purchase strife then wisely do each thing discern And not evil occasion give But lovingly together live We see when man and wife do hate The curse of God hangs at the Gate On Harlots cast not thou thy mind lest thou thereby thy self consume And waste thy riches with the wind whilst thou in fancy fret and fume Their soul inticements bringeth death And poyson cometh out of their breath Their eyes are wandring too and fro And every one their fashions know Praise no woman for beauties sake nor discommend no man ny sight And with thy tongue no lying make fulfill thy promise just and right Be merciful unto the poor And God will thee reward therefore Keep not thy Labourers wages back And comfort such as comfort lack Grieve not the heavy hearted man nor joy not at thy enemies harm Rebuke thy Brother friendly then against no man use open charm Credit not thou a Tale in haste Lest tryal make the matter waste And from all slander keep thy tongue And work for age whilst thou art young 3 things there are that God does hate as holy Scriptures doth declare A man too proud in Beggers state a rich man for to lye and swear To see an old man given to lust These things of God are sure accurst The lying tongue the soul doth quell But pride and lust throw down to hell Whilst thou art living call for grace thy life is like a fading flower Death cometh stealing on apace thou canst not know the day nor hour Thy Speech at all times may not last Use well the same that now thou hast And from repentance do not stay Thou canst no time with death delay If thou consider well the same and bear these Lessons in thy mind And thereunto thy self do frame great comfort thou shalt quickly find Plant well these sayings in thy heart And from these Precepts never start So shalt thou live in perfect peace And God will bless thee with encrease FINIS