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spirit_n	everlasting_a	reap_v	sow_v	6,865	5	10.5221	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07874	A commentarie vpon the booke of the Prouerbes of Salomon Published for the edification of the Church of God.	Moffett, Peter, d. 1617.	1592 (1592)	STC 18245; ESTC S112974	222,472	348

who hateth those who clap hands is secure The rash person who standeth bound to pay anothers debt smarteth throughly for his follie but he is not onely without trouble but without feare who misliketh such as vse to enter vndaduisedly into suretiship 16 A gracious woman obtaineth honor and strong men obtaine riches See examples in Hester and Abigail A woman indued with vertue especially if also she haue a comely personage is in her standing place greatly reuerenced and esteemed On the other side the mightie men who are strong in bodie get store of wealth by their diligent labour 17 The liberall person doth good to himselfe but he vvho is cruell troubleth his owne flesh Herein the holy Ghost intreateth of almes or liberalitie Psal 112. after 24 25. First whereas it is sayd that a liberall man doth good vnto himselfe the meaning is that he who releeueth other shall him selfe in his weldoing find a blessing from the Lord who will increase his store or otherwise do him good So much this phrase signifieth both here and Eccles 12.4 Secondly whereas it is added that he who is cruell troubleth his owne flesh the sense is that the niggard the cruell oppressor of the poore by this meanes hurt them selues drawing the vengeance of God on their owne pates 18 The wicked man getteth him selfe a deceiptfull reward but he who soweth righteousnesse hath a sure recompence Euery wicked man who soweth vnto the flesh Gal. 6.7.8 Ioh. 5. shal of the flesh reape corruption but the godly person who soweth vnto the spirit shall of the spirit reape life euerlasting 19 The righteous man soweth to life but he who followeth wickednesse vnto his owne destruction He who walking with a sincere heart is not wearie of well doing shall inherit Gods kingdome as contrariwise the wicked shall find the wages of sinne to be death 20 The froward in heart are abhominatiō to the Lord but the vpright in way are acceptable to him God hateth such as suffer sinne to raigne in them Rom. 8.1 but he fauoureth those who walke not after the flesh but after the spirit 21 Though hand ioyne in hand the wicked man shall not escape scotfree but the seed of the righteous deliuereth it selfe Albeit the euildoer hath often many friends which seeke to bring him out of trouble when he is therein The Israelites may be an example yet in spite of the pie as we say he is oftentimes condemned or punished neither can the whole country saue him as we speake On the contrary side the innocent not indeed without the wonderfull power of God but without the helpe of any mortall man escape out of danger and affliction euen maugre the heads of most mightie aduersaries 22 As a iewell of gold in a swines snout so is a faire woman * or Voyd of reason which lacketh discretion In this comparison beautie is compared to a ring or ouch of gold in regard of the excellencie good vse thereof The woman voyd of discretion is resembled to a sow which is a most brutish filthie and abhominable creature yet not so bad as the wanton or wicked woman who walloweth in the mire of vnchastitie riot scolding pride or such other vices Is there any thing more vncomely or more lothsome to behold then that such beasts should shamefully abuse the good graces and gifts of God as beautie eloquence knowledge of the word But that which is set downe in this true prouerbe hath befallen thē they returne as dogges to their vomit 2. Pet. 2.22 Rom. 2.9 or as swine to their wallowing in the mire 23 The desire of the iust findeth good the hope of the wicked indignation The godly haue at the last that prosperitie which they wished but the vngodly contrarie to their expectation meet with troubles and Gods vengeance 24 Some there are who scattering are the more increased and some who sparing otherwise then is meete come to pouertie 25 The liberall mind shall waxe fat and he which giueth bountifully shall powre foorth Examples hereof we haue in the widow of Sarepta Abraham Iob. In the former of these two verses is shewed that the stocke of the franke giuer is increased by giuing as on the contrary side the substance of the niggard waxeth lesse and lesse by sparing For in deede God blesseth the liberall enriching them both with outward benefits the gifts of his spirit but he curseth and crosseth the couetous In the fiue and twentith verse is declared that the liberall person shal not only waxe richer but be exceedingly wealthie so that he shall become fat in goods and possessions yea that the more he giueth the more he shal be able to giue being herein like vnto the wels which the more they are drawne the more they abound with water For he giueth and lendeth all day long Psal 37.26 and his seede is full of blessings 26 The people will curse him who keepeth in his wheate but a blessing shall be on his head who selleth it See an example Nehem. 5.2.3 It is an execrable thing to withhold the selling of prouision to this end that men may make a priuate commoditie thereof not caring though they vndoe the cōmon wealth On the contrarie side it is a blessed thing to set corne or other prouision to sale in the time of dearth and to sell it at a reasonable rate For by this meanes the poore people are fed preserued aliue who therefore wish all good to him who hath brought foorth necessaries in time of extreme want and famine 27 He who earnestly followeth after that which is good getteth good will but him who seeketh after euill it shall befall Such a one as euen setteth him selfe to do good to the people among whom he liueth in their goods bodies or soules shall winne and haue their hearts and find Gods fauour Againe he who bendeth him selfe to annoy his neighbours or anie shall meet with their hatred or some euill 28 He which trusteth in his riches shal fall but the iust shall flourish as a branch The man who putteth confidence in his wealth Psal 52.9 Psal 92.13 shall fall from prosperitie and wither as the naughty frute or leafe which falleth from the tree On the other side he who walking vprightly trusteth in the Lord shall be in a flourishing estate 29 He which troubleth his owne house shal inherit the wind and the foole shall be seruant to the wise in heart The prodigall foole and improuident housholder who doth not rightly gouerne his familie or dispose his houshold affaires but spendeth his goods prodigally See an example in the prodigall sonne or suffreth them to wast and consume for want of good husbandrie shall at last want money foode and all necessaries yea be constrained to sell him self to be a drudge to some rich man or other who hath bene a wiser housholder then he For commonly vnthrifts are brought to