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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

that light of God that quickning grace which is in the regenerate Thus I liue yet not I now but Christ liueth in me and in Gal. 2. 20. that I now liue in the flesh I liue by faith in the Son of God who hath loued me and giuen himselfe for me First sinne where it hath dominion doth slay the soule and Reas 1 bringeth it not onely into the subiection but also the possession of death though the torment of it be referred for the world to come for whosoeuer shall be condemned before the iudgement seate of Christ was condemnable and receiued sentence of condemnation by the word of God before his departure hence and here is the execution of the first death and there of the second The curse taketh hold and killeth so soone as the transgression is committed as was the case of our first parents whom God threatned that they should die in the day that they eate of the Gen. 2. 17 forbidden fruit and so they did for although the soule was not then taken away nor depriued of the naturall faculties yet was it so deformed and the naturall powers of it so corrupted as that they were both dead persons til the Lord by the promise of Christ the seede of the woman restored them Secondly where God sheweth his loue and bestoweth his spirit there he quickneth their soules and giueth them a part in the first resurrection hee illuminateth their mindes hee gouerneth their wills he sanctifieth their affections he directeth their deedes he guideth their wordes he frameth all the good motions of the inward man and the Christian conuersation of the outward man so that for their present helpe and comfort and their future hope and happinesse he is all in all vnto them Instruction aboue all thinges to seeke it because it is better Vse then all things and without which our breath and very soules were not onely nothing worth but accursed and miserable and a thousand times worse then nothing Consolation to euery one that hath obtained it whatsoeuer his estate and condition bee otherwise for hee may truely say with that Prophet Thy louing kindnesse is better then life that my lips may praise thee When the natural life is afflicted this is cheerfull Psal 63. 3. and will reuiue it with comfort when the naturall breath is indangered this is safe and will also be a defence for that when the naturall breath is departed this still remaineth and in time will attaine the restitution of that againe ¶ Where God worketh grace he also giueth knowledge and Doct. 2 vnderstanding His spirit is not pleased to dwell in a darke habitation such a roome is fit for Satan the deuill is the Prince of darkenesse but the Lord doth euer kindle a light in the soules of those whom he doth inhabite that they shall see his presence and know his wil and be made acquainted with his heauenly counsells The certainty hereof is grounded vpon his owne owne testimony in the Psalme where he saith The secret of the Lord is reueiled to them Psal 25. 14. that feare him and it is his couenant to giue them vnderstanding and vpon his promise in the Prophet I will put my law in their inward parts and write it in their hearts and they shall all know me Ier. 31. 33. 34. from the lest of them to the greatest of them saith the Lord and vpon the large accomplishment thereof in the new testament as as Saint Paule Witnesseth The things which eye hath not seene neither eare hath heard neither came into mans heart are which 1. Cor. 2. 9. 10. God hath prepared for them that loue him But God hath reueiled them to vs by his spirit for the spirit searcheth all things yea the deepe things of God First thereby he declareth his loue and goodnesse which hee Reas 1 would haue euery one of his to be assured of that they may haue their reioycing in him and be the more thankefull to him which caused the Apostle to pray so ardently for the Ephesians that they may be able to comprehend with all Saints what is the bredth and length and depth and height and to know the loue of Christ Ephe. 3. 18. 19. which passeth knowledge that they might be filled with all fulnesse of God Secondly without this no man can performe any good duty to God in due manner so well as our seruants can doe our most difficult workes in the darkest nights without any light and therefore if we at our charges allowe Candle to them that belong to vs for meere trifles in comparison of his waighty services will not he make his Sunne to shine vpon those that labour for his glory sithence it is so easie for him to cause it without expenses Thirdly the way wherein hee hath appointed his people to walke towards eternal blessednesse is so intricate and hard to be found and kept that no man can possibly attaine to it or proceed in it vnlesse his word be their lanthorne and his spirit their leader See Chap. 9. verse 10. Verse 28 Mercy and truth preserue the King for his throne shall be established with mercy MErcy pitty and compassion towards such as are oppressed and mildenesse and lenity towards penitent offenders and benignity and kindnes so far as opportunity serueth to shew the same towards all loyall subiects and truth administration of Iustice whereby euery one hath his due good men incouragement euill men correction and all men the inioyment of those things which are their own and by right appertaine vnto them preserue the King procure the safety of person state and honour both of Kings and all other great personages in authority for his throne his kingly dignity and power whereof the throne is a signe and representation shall bee established made the more sure and continued the longer to himselfe or his posterity by mercy associated with trueth and righteousnesse for as here he expresseth that and intendeth the other so elsewhere hee expresseth the other and that is intended as Chap. 16. v. 12. It is an abomination for Kings to committe wickednesse for the throne is established by iustice ¶ The best way for Princes to confirme and strengthen themselues Doct. is to be good to their subiects This did Dauid forethinke of when he knew that he should be King before he possessed the scepter of the Kingdome and therefore doth couenant with God and conclude with his owne heart that when he should sit vpon the throne he would gouerne his people in such vprightnesse as he and his might sitte a long time vpon it and this profession he maketh heereof I Psal 101. 1 will sing mercy and iudgement vnto thee O Lord will I sing And there is another sentence of this booke that consenteth with this in sense directly and with no great difference of wordes which manifestly confirmeth the point in hand A King that Prou. 29. 14. iudgeth the poore in truth his

throne shall be established for euer First God exalteth and depresseth he setteth vp and plucketh Reas 1 downe he maketh men to stand fast or to fall from their places according to his owne will and are not righteous rulers then sure of best protection who do him best seruice and most please him in their gouernment Secondly no might or munition no Warlike skill or armes or whatsoeuer else may seeme defensiue are of such force for the safegard of any potentate as are the hearty and feruent prayers of the faithfull and what vpright and mercifull gouernour is not euery where continually inuironed with them Thirdly the Lord out of his goodnes in loue to his people wil vphold and defend a worthy ruler as he that is prouident for his flocke will keepe and maintaine a skilfull and faithfull sheepeheard See other proofes reasons and the vses in the sixteenth Chapter v. 12. Verse 29. The glory of young men is their strength and the honour of the aged is the grayhead THe glory of the young is their strength It is an ornament vnto them and praise for them to be strong valiant and full of agility and courage if they vse these gifes wel and exercise them profitably in their callings and for the good of the common wealth wherein they line for otherwise if they bee boisterous violent and giuen to fighting and quarrelling especially if they imbolden themselues therewith to robberies or such like villanies they are no more commendable in them then is the strength of great Beares or other wilde beasts which are noysome and hurtfull Goliah and Og and the Anakims and other Gyants were tall men yea huge and strong and yet are neither praise worthy nor praised and the honour of the aged is the grayhead the white haires which publish their aunciency and the multitude of yeares which they haue liued doe bring credite and reuerence vnto them so that they be garnished with grauity wisdome and other vertues as it is sayed Old age is a crowne of Glory when it is found in the way of righteousnesse Chap. 16. v. 31. ¶ God doth adorne men with seuerall giftes according to Doct. the diuersity of their conditions Some are decked with iudgement and wisedome some are armed with fortitude and power some excell in one grace and some in another I haue written vnto you fathers saith S. Iohn because ye haue knowne him that is from the beginning 1. Iohn 2. 14. I haue written vnto you young men because ye are strong and the word of God abideth in you and ye haue ouercome that wicked one And as seuerall ages haue their seuerall ornaments for them that are Godly so haue seuerall states or at least the Lord doth qualifie his people with vertues and graces such as are fit for their present estates and therefore Saint Iames incourageth the brother of lowe degree to reioyce in that he is exalted againe him that is rich in that Jam. 19. 10 he is made lowe That poore Christians shold comfort themselues in their spirituall promotion and the wealthy in their gratious humiliation First thereby the Lord dooth set forth the riches of his Reas 1 goodnesse and power who hath such choise of robes in his Wardroppe to cloath his children and of iewels to adorne them that he can decke so many yea all and euery one of them if neede were with different sorts Secondly it is expedient for the common good both of Church and Common-wealth for the promoting of Christianity and the preseruation of humane society that there should be variety of gifts among men and some to excell in one kinde and some in another It was commodious for Israel that Dauid was puissant warlike and victorious against his enemies that God had girded him with strength Psal 18. to battell and taught his hands to fight so that he could breake a Bow of Brasse with his armes And it was a great benefite to them that Salomon was wise wealthy and peaceable and freed the land from warres and troubles S. Paul bestowed well neare a whole Chapter in this Argument to the Corinthians in declaring and proouing and amplifying of the matter To one saith he is giuen the word of Wisedome to another the wordes of Knowledge to another the gifts of Healing to another diuersities of tongues some are Apostles some are Prophets some Teachers some workers of miracles some helpers some Gouernours c. Instruction that no man be proude and high-minded for Vse ought that he hath in himselfe more then his brethren neyther yet repine or be discouraged at the gifts of his brethren beyond his owne for no man excelleth as chiefe and principall in euery faculty but he that taketh place before all in some things must be content to giue place and come behinde many in other things The eye is honoured with that necessary and noble sense of seeing and so is the eare with that worthy and needfull sense of hearing and the nose is preferred before them both in that profitable and vsefull sense of smelling And likewise is each member apparelled and decked with such vestures and ornaments as are most seemely for it and proper vnto it the hand requireth not shooes as the foote doth nor the foot needeth gloues as the hand doth a garter is vncomely about the necke and so is a chaine about the legge If the members then of the naturall body of man be satisfied with those induments which nature hath allotted vnto them and doe willingly yeelde to their fellow members that which belongeth vnto them and in loue one to another and for their own sake helpe to inuest them with the same why should the members of the mysticall body of Christ be discontented with those indowments where with grace hath qualified them or disdain that their fellow brethren should in any respect be made equall or superiour to them when it is for the publique good of many Let yong men therfore how fresh in wit or strength soeuer they be yet honour and not despise the ancient who by long experience and obseruation are of deeper iudgment and better able to giue counsell though they be weaker in body and haue defects in their senses and let the aged giue countenance and good encouragement to them of younger yeares if they be honest and vertuous and not scorne them as greene heads and vnskilfull if they be ingenuous and teachable for albeit they haue lesse vnderstanding to speake and giue direction yet they may haue greater power to practise and put matters in execution as the one sort will serue for the eyes and tongues of the Common-wealth to finde out and declare what is meete to be done so will the other for feete and handes to goe to the places whither they shall be sent and to performe the seruices whereunto they shall be called Verse 30. The blewnesse of the wound serueth to purge the euill and the stripes within the bowels of the bellie THe