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A19309	A godly and learned exposition vppon the Prouerbes of Solomon: written in French by Maister Michael Cope, minister of the woorde of God, at Geneua: and translated into English, by M.O.; Sur les Proverbes de Salomon. English	Cope, Michael, fl. 1557-1564.; Outred, Marcelline.; Fleming, Abraham, 1552?-1607.	1580 (1580)	STC 5723; ESTC S108673	1,131,578	1,352

to the worde of God in walking after his commandementes It is that wisdome which Moses taught the children of Israel in the same place Deut. 4. saying beholde I haue taught you ordinances and lawes as the Lorde my God commanded mee c. But heere it might bee sayde that Solomon needed not to haue written seing Moses had before already written and that hee teacheth no other wisedome but that which Moses taught It may bee aunswered that that which Moses hath briefly and obscurely taught for the capacitie of the people Solomon dilateth and amplifieth and therein hee serueth as an interpreter to Moses But it may bee sayde againe if Solomon doe teache no other wisedome than that which Moses taught that hee teacheth not Iesus Christ who of God is made vnto vs wisedome and righteousnes and 1. Cor. 1. 10. therefore his doctrine appertaineth nothing vnto vs which should regarde to knowe nothing but Iesus Christ and him crucified I aunswere that Moses hath spoken of Iesus Christ If you had beleeued Iohn 5. 46. Gal. 3. 24. Moses you woulde also haue beleeued mee The lawe was our schoolemaister to bring vs to Christ c. But Solomon teacheth not onely the lawe but also fayth and setteth foorth vnto vs diuers promises of GOD and consequently hee teacheth vs Iesus Christ of whome also hee was a figure for all the promises of God are yea and Amen in Iesus Christ Wherefore when wee heare the Prouerbes 2. Cor. 1. 20. of Solomon let vs not thinke that he wil leade vs only to doe the workes of the lawe outwardly but that chiefly he tendeth to frame our manners to the feare and reuerence of God the which is not done without fayth Secondly hee promiseth vs Instruction Whereby wee shoulde knowe what to doe and what to eschue for to liue in this present worlde soberly righteously and religiously the which instruction is not onely in woordes but also in temptations and afflictions Wherevppon it followeth that Solomon beeing on earth spake not Deut. 8. 1. earthly but heauenly for wee can haue no instruction vnlesse God speake to vs from Heauen as Moses doeth shewe it very well Out of Heauen hee made thee heare his voyce to instruct thee c. Deut. 4. 46. Wherfore if we be giuen to earthly and worldly things and perseuere therein wee cannot receiue instruction It is then needful for vs to withdrawe ourselues from the desire of worldly thinges and that by the meanes of Gods grace For S. Paul saith For the grace of God that Tit. 2. 11. bringeth saluation vnto al men hath appeared and teacheth vs that wee should deny vngodlinesse and worldly lustes and that wee shoulde liue soberly and righteously and godly in this present world Thirdly he promiseth that we shall haue knowledge and vnderstanding in the lawe and woorde of God the which onely is our knoweledge and vnderstanding It is sayde also in Iohn And heereby wee are Deut. 4. 8. 1. Iohn ● ● sure that wee knowe him if wee keepe his commaundementes This knowledge ought to bee greatly esteemed of vs as Ieremie admonisheth vs theretoo Let not the wise man glory in his wisedome c. But let him that glorieth glorie in this that hee vnderstandeth and Ier. 9. 23. knoweth mee Thorowe this knowledge we differ from brute beastes Wee ought then to giue good heede to these sayinges of the wyse Psal 32. 9. man Fourthly hee promiseth vs Instruction to doe wisely that is to say that by his sayings we shall learne to bee wel ruled and gouerned and also that willingly wee shall heare those which shewe vs our faultes and chiefly those which are expert and wise which knowe howe to reprooue and vse it in tyme and place that by their correction wee may amende our life and become wyse And by these sentences hee laboureth to withdrawe vs from death wheretoo the obstinate and stubborne are bent Or despisest thou the riches of his Rom. 2. 4. bountifulnesse and patience and long sufferance not knowing that the bountifulnesse of God leadeth thee to repentance c. Finally they serue so to frame our harts that we should delite to giue to our neighbours that which is theirs to suffer no man to doe them wrong and to gouerne vs in such wyse that no man finde in vs any thing worthy of reproofe or blame Wee learne then by these woordes to doe wel to all men to hurt no man and to bee a good example to our neighbours and not offensiue vnto them And heerein wee begin a blessed lyfe and to possesse the kingdome of heauen wherein is our abyding but those which doe the contrary begin euen now their hel As farre as wee can hitherto see these sayings learne vs to feare and serue God and to agree with our neighbours and accomplish our saluation 4 To giue vnto the simple sharpnes of witte and to the childe knowledge and discretion After that he hath shewed whereto these sentences serue he nowe declareth to whom they are profitable continueth furthermore in shewing what profite commeth of them By the simple hee vnderstandeth those which neither haue wit nor wisedome to gouerne themselues nor yet can discerne good from euill to doe the one and flye the other and so are easily to be deceiued and may sooner be persuaded to folowe wickednesse than righteousnesse to choose rather that which is hurtfull vnto them than their profite We are all of this nature if we be left vnto ourselues Adam hath wel shewed it vnto vs and not only Gen. 3. shewed but also from him as frō a spring hath this simplicitie flowed into all mankind But although it bee natural and come by succession yet if we perseuere therein we shall not be excusable but as by it wee shall haue folowed wickednesse and chosen our hurt euen so by it shal we miserably perishe with the wicked For sith that God doeth teach vs by his word to take heed from being seduced in giuing vs warning of the craftie inuentions and enterprises of Satan of the deceitfulnes of the worlde the alluring of our owne concupiscences and offring vs his helpe fauour and grace there is no falt then but in ourselues that this hurtfull simplicitie is not taken from vs and that wee haue not this sharpnesse of wit knowledge and discretion which the wise man promiseth vnto the simple which applie and studie his sayinges with all their heart When he maketh such promise wee must vnderstand that it is not good to be simple as are those which S. Paule speaketh Rom. 16. 18. of that suffer themselues to be deceiued with false teachers Yet he meaneth not that wee shoulde forsake simplicitie but so farre as it proceedeth of our naughtie and corrupt nature and that through this corruption it is accompanied either with malice or ignorance or else with them both Such simplicitie as is ioyned with wisdom and knowledge whereby a man

euen so also their soules haue not the true ioy though they doe dissolutely reioyce If their soules had the true ioy they should haue peace and quietnes the which they neither haue nor neuer Esay 57. 20. Psal 37. 12. shall haue for the wicked are as the raging Sea which cannot rest The wicked practiseth against the iust and gnasheth his teeth against 1. Sam. 9. 2. him A man might haue well saide of Saule whilest hee was king that he had as a man might say more then his soule coulde desire considering the degree whereunto he was called in the kingdome Also a man might haue saide that Absolom the sonne of king Dauid had what his soule could desire seeing he had the heart ● Sam. 15. 1. of the people in his fathers life time But these people here as wee may see by their proceeding as they haue not had their desire accomplished euen so haue they not had ioyful soules as their sorowful and miserable ende hath wel shewed it The desires of such and of their like tended to nothing but to euil and hurt and therefore they came not to the ende of their enterprises The Lord breaketh Psal 33. 10. 112. 10. the counsel of the heathen and bringeth to nought the deuises of the people The wicked shal see it and bee angry hee shal gnashe with his teeth and consume away the desire of the wicked shal perish Moreouer Solomon doeth not heere speake of the desire of the wicked when hee saith A desire accomplished delighteth the soule Hee himselfe doeth shewe it by the Antithesis saying but it is abhomination to fooles c. Wee may see that hee speaketh heere of the desires thoughtes enterprises and deliberations of the wise iuste and faythful men who desire aboue al things that God should haue his kingdome in them and raigne in them And to attaine to this they labour to cast of al infidelitie and incredulitie al superstition and ydolatrie and al euil affections against their neighbors that they may walke in righteousnes and innocencie according as Saint Paul doth admonish vs. The Lorde heareth such desires and thoughts Lorde thou hearest the desires of the humble c. In the fulfilling of these Ephe. 4. 24. 5. 1. Col. 3. 8. Psal 10. 17. 37. 3. 4. desires the faythful haue their delight Put thou thy trust in the lord and bee dooing good dwel in the lande and verilie thou shalt bee fedde Delight thou in the Lorde and hee shal giue thee thy hartes desire Moreouer the saintes being vnder affliction desire that it may please God to giue them some ease and to deliuer them as it is seene by their prayers and complaintes whereof the scripture is ful Amongst others Turne thee againe O Lord at the last be gracious vnto thy seruantes And when they feele that God is merciful Psal 90. 19. 94. 17. to them according to their desire they are pleased If the Lorde had not helped mee it had not failed but my soule had beene put to silence This sense is true but the first agreeth better with the Antithesis to wit that God delighted in the soules of the wyse iust faithful men when they are not ouercome of the temptatiō which doeth stirre them to euil but putting their trust in the onely Lorde doe giue themselues to wel doing Solomon doeth wel shewe that hee meaneth thus when he saieth A desire accomplished delighteth the soule Hee addeth against it But it is an abhomination to fooles to depart from euil He sheweth that the foolish haue neither feare of God nor reuerence to his woorde that they haue no desire to doe wel but do hate goodnesse and them which folowe it they loue wickednes and them which assist them to continue therin and are companions with them in the same Wee may plainely see this in the ydolaters and superstitions of the Papistes wee may see it accomplished in the wicked which passe nothing at all to committee wickednesse without number and doe thinke and pronounce them to bee ignorant and without vnderstanding which doe not as they do we may see it in the persecutors of the faythful which doe thinke they offer sacrifice and an acceptable woorke vnto GOD when they slay the innocent In this sentence is the promise of eternal life enclosed which is the perfection of their delight which haue truly set their affections and desires to doe good And thus wee are closely exhorted heere to folowe that which S. Paule Rom. 13. 12. Gala. 5. 16. 1. Thess 4. 3. Tit. 2. 11. 1. Pet. 1. 13. 1. Pet. 2. 11. 4. 1. doeth exhort vs to do let vs then cast away the works of darknes c. But I say vnto you walke according to the spirit c. This is the wil of God c. The grace of God which bringeth saluation to al men hath appeared and teacheth vs that we shoulde deny vngodlinesse c. Wherfore girde vp the loynes of your minde c. Deerely beloued I beseeche you as strangers and pilgrims abstaine from fleshly lustes which fight against the soule c. For asmuch as Christe hath suffered for vs in the fleshe arme yourselues likewise with the same minde c. Thus dooing wee haue life euerlasting There is then no condemnation vnto them that are in Iesus Christ which walke not after the fleshe but after the spirite Rom. 8. 1. 6. c. Againe For the wisedome of the flesh is death but the wisedome of the spirite is life and peace c. In the seconde member of this sentence is the threatening of death and eternal damnation Psalm 5. 5. threatened 20 He that walketh with the wise shal be wise but a companion of fooles shal be afflicted There are some madbraines which desire not to bee wise and iudge it nothing but heauie studie to learne wisedome and therefore wil heare no counsel they scorne at al admonitions and refuse al corrections and instructions because they woulde passe the time merily and liue ioyfully But if wee haue any sparke of good vnderstanding and sounde iudgement if wee had a setled and stablished braine wee woulde highly prayse wisedome and desire to bee partakers thereof And because for al the desire that wee haue therevnto wee knowe not howe to attaine it Solomon hath often and diuers times exhorted vs to heare and to receiue her woordes her commandementes instruction counsel and correction And not content heerewith hee doeth instruct vs what our conuersation ought to bee for to obteine wisedome when hee saieth He that walketh with the wise c. Let vs knowe that hee doeth not heere promise that if wee dwell in one countrey or house with the wise wee shall be come wise Wee haue at all times seene the contrary in diuers and so wee may see it still But he promiseth vs that if wee willingly do heare the wise and receiue into our harts that which they teach