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B12458 A plaine and familiar exposition of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth chapters of the Prouerbs of Salomon / by Iohn Dod and Robert Cleaver. Dod, John, 1549?-1645.; Cleaver, Robert, 1561 or 2-ca. 1625. 1610 (1610) STC 6965; ESTC S109745 131,853 182

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sin_v the_o more_o great_a a_o sinner_n he_o be_v verse_n xxix_o doct._n though_o wicked_a man_n deride_v the_o word_n of_o god_n yet_o they_o can_v escape_v the_o execution_n of_o they_o chap._n 20._o verse_n i._o doct._n they_o that_o give_v themselves_o to_o drunkenness_n do_v cast_v themselves_o into_o many_o mischief_n verse_n iii_o doct._n it_o be_v a_o laudable_a virtue_n to_o be_v of_o a_o quiet_a disposition_n and_o to_o avoid_v contention_n verse_n four_o doct._n 1._o light_a occasion_n will_v hinder_v careless_a man_n from_o the_o do_n of_o necessary_a duty_n doct._n 2._o he_o that_o will_v take_v his_o ease_n when_o he_o ought_v not_o shall_v feel_v misery_n when_o he_o will_v not_o verse_n v._n doct._n 1._o malicious_n man_n have_v further_a reach_n and_o plot_n in_o their_o head_n than_o the_o world_n know_v of_o doct._n 2._o there_o be_v none_o so_o crafty_a but_o other_o may_v be_v as_o wise_a to_o sift_v they_o verse_n vi._n doct._n the_o best_a work_n of_o unfaithful_a man_n be_v of_o no_o value_n with_o god_n verse_n vii_o doct._n 1._o whosoever_o be_v sincere_a &_o honest_a the_o same_o be_v also_o righteous_a doct._n 2._o faithful_n parent_n have_v no_o cause_n to_o dread_v the_o state_n of_o their_o child_n after_o their_o decease_n verse_n viii_o doct._n a_o vigilant_a ruler_n be_v a_o restraint_n and_o terror_n to_o vicious_a person_n verse_n ix_o doct._n the_o best_a shall_v have_v corruption_n and_o sin_n cleave_v to_o they_o so_o long_o as_o they_o live_v verse_n xi_o doct._n it_o concern_v the_o young_a as_o well_o as_o the_o old_a to_o be_v religious_a and_o to_o live_v virtuous_o verse_n xii_o doct._n our_o member_n and_o sense_n be_v the_o workmanship_n and_o gift_n of_o god_n verse_n xiii_o doct._n the_o abuse_n of_o lawful_a thing_n be_v unlawful_a &_o hurtful_a verse_n xiiii_o doct._n 1._o the_o lord_n do_v take_v notice_n of_o all_o the_o behaviour_n of_o man_n in_o their_o traffic_v one_o with_o another_o doct._n 2._o carnal_a man_n direct_v not_o their_o tongue_n so_o much_o to_o speak_v truth_n as_o to_o seek_v their_o own_o advantage_n verse_n xvi_o doct._n they_o that_o rash_o cast_v themselves_o into_o debt_n be_v not_o so_o favourable_o to_o be_v deal_v with_o as_o they_o that_o fall_v there-into_a through_o necessity_n verse_n xvii_o doct._n 1._o nothing_o be_v so_o pleasant_a to_o the_o wicked_a as_o that_o which_o be_v most_o hurtful_a doct._n 2._o though_o iniquity_n and_o wickedness_n yield_v pleasuree_n at_o the_o beginning_n yet_o they_o will_v put_v man_n to_o pain_n in_o the_o end_n verse_n xviii_o doct._n 1._o a_o man_n wisdom_n serve_v he_o for_o best_a use_n when_o he_o will_v not_o rest_v upon_o it_o alone_o but_o be_v holpen_v by_o the_o counsel_n of_o other_o doct._n 2._o wisdom_n and_o counsel_n be_v as_o needful_a and_o available_a for_o war_n as_o strength_n and_o power_n ver._n xix_o doct._n 1._o it_o be_v good_a wisdom_n not_o to_o trust_v a_o slanderer_n or_o tell-tale_n with_o thy_o secret_n doct._n 2._o both_o consultation_n and_o conversation_n with_o flatterer_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v verse_n xx._n doct._n rebellious_a child_n and_o such_o as_o vilify_v their_o parent_n be_v subject_a to_o some_o not_o able_a mischief_n and_o punishment_n verse_n xxii_o doct._n all_o kind_n of_o revenge_n be_v unlawful_a for_o christian_n verse_n xxiiii_o doct._n god_n have_v a_o provident_a hand_n in_o the_o dispose_n of_o all_o man_n way_n verse_n xxv_o doct._n sacrilegious_a person_n can_v long_o prosper_v verse_n xxvi_o doct._n it_o be_v no_o cruelty_n for_o the_o magistrate_n sharp_o to_o punish_v lewd_a and_o disorder_a person_n verse_n xxvii_o doct._n 1._o that_o only_o be_v to_o be_v esteem_v a_o life_n which_o be_v sanctify_v with_o grace_n doct._n 2._o where_o god_n work_v grace_n he_o also_o give_v knowledge_n and_o understanding_n verse_n xxviii_o doct._n the_o best_a way_n for_o prince_n to_o confirm_v and_o strengthen_v themselves_o be_v to_o be_v good_a to_o their_o subject_n verse_n xxix_o doct._n god_n do_v adorn_v man_n with_o several_a gift_n according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o their_o condition_n verse_n xxx_o doct._n severe_a correction_n be_v sometime_o to_o be_v use_v as_o good_a medicine_n against_o great_a sin_n a_o exposition_n of_o the_o eighteen_o chapter_n of_o the_o proverb_n chapter_n xviii_o verse_n 1._o for_o his_o desire_n a_o man_n will_v seek_v separate_v himself_o and_o deal_v in_o every_o matter_n for_o his_o desire_n a_o man_n will_v seek_v every_o man_n will_v apply_v his_o mind_n and_o endeavour_n to_o get_v that_o which_o he_o affect_v separate_v himself_o avoid_v all_o the_o let_v &_o impediment_n which_o be_v like_a to_o cross_v his_o desire_n and_o will_v deal_v in_o every_o matter_n he_o will_v attempt_v all_o such_o course_n as_o may_v serve_v for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o his_o purpose_n ¶_o whatsoever_o any_o man_n best_o love_v that_o he_o will_v with_o great_a doct._n diligence_n and_o providence_n labour_v for_o that_o which_o the_o heart_n most_o wish_v whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a the_o tongue_n hand_n and_o head_n with_o all_o the_o other_o member_n be_v ready_a to_o procure_v jeremie_n complain_v of_o the_o wicked_a which_o delight_v in_o wickedness_n that_o they_o give_v themselves_o to_o fraud_n 5._o jer._n 9_o 5._o and_o falsehood_n and_o take_v great_a pain_n to_o do_v wicked_o and_o esay_n commend_v the_o godly_a which_o set_v their_o mind_n on_o godliness_n that_o with_o their_o soul_n they_o desire_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o night_n and_o therefore_o with_o their_o spirit_n within_o they_o they_o will_v seek_v he_o in_o the_o morning_n when_o achab_n have_v apprehend_v a_o hope_n of_o glory_n and_o wealth_n to_o be_v win_v at_o ramoth_n in_o gilead_n he_o present_o cast_v about_o how_o to_o come_v by_o it_o and_o then_o he_o solicit_v jehosaphat_n to_o bear_v he_o company_n and_o then_o he_o appoint_v his_o flatter_a prophet_n to_o give_v he_o encouragement_n and_o then_o he_o scorn_v at_o micaiah_n that_o foretell_v the_o peril_n and_o then_o he_o go_v on_o obstinate_o rather_o then_o resolute_o to_o try_v the_o success_n and_o david_n principal_a care_n be_v to_o please_v the_o lord_n and_o to_o procure_v comfort_n to_o his_o own_o soul_n and_o therefore_o he_o resolve_v for_o that_o purpose_n to_o walk_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o banish_v from_o he_o all_o corrupt_a and_o pernicious_a companion_n away_o say_v he_o you_o wicked_a for_o i_o will_v keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o my_o god_n in_o which_o example_n aswell_o of_o the_o one_o as_o of_o the_o other_o our_o text_n be_v verify_v though_o in_o contrary_a manner_n for_o both_o these_o king_n be_v inflame_v with_o contrary_a desire_n the_o one_o of_o his_o own_o glory_n the_o other_o of_o the_o lord_n both_o of_o they_o separate_v themselves_o the_o one_o from_o good_a counsel_n the_o other_o from_o bad_a both_o of_o they_o practise_v that_o which_o they_o deem_v best_a for_o their_o turn_n the_o one_o contempt_n against_o god_n word_n the_o other_o obedience_n to_o it_o reason_n 1_o first_o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o love_n to_o make_v man_n industrious_a and_o painful_a to_o compass_v that_o which_o they_o covet_v for_o the_o satisfy_n of_o their_o will_n as_o appear_v by_o general_a experience_n second_o they_o that_o be_v good_a and_o delight_n in_o goodness_n shall_v be_v assist_v and_o direct_v by_o god_n holy_a spirit_n in_o godly_a proceed_n and_o they_o that_o be_v sinful_a and_o take_v pleasure_n in_o sin_n shall_v be_v drive_v forward_o and_o prompt_v by_o the_o suggestion_n of_o satan_n in_o mischievous_a practice_n use_v 3_o confutation_n of_o the_o colourable_a gloss_n whereby_o innumerable_a guileful_a professor_n illude_v their_o own_o soul_n and_o deceive_v the_o opinion_n of_o other_o they_o think_v themselves_o zealous_a for_o the_o truth_n and_o desirous_a of_o salvation_n but_o be_v idle_a and_o 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