I7aft. PROVERBS. 3 of the Prophets to be both fore in regard of the veritie, and a light thatfhineth inadarkeplace,in refpec`lofthe fplendor,and L Pet, /,/9- excellency thereof. And Saint Pawl commendeth the Law for the glorywhich it had, but efpecially theGofpell to be ex- ceeding glorious. for reaCons ace will confine our felues to 2. eor.3. the booke in hand , and addc but little to the arguments wherewith the holy Ghofl adorneth this Scripture. Firfl then,the matter , and luch as is not without decent R fcn,i. forme, and vpon due caufe ; doth in the forefront and ente- rance , winne praife and commendation to the whole r orke, It contained] no (lenderand triuial difcourfe,butProuer1s,Pa- rabler,fclec`l (entences, (for faith,mannera, eíhte, and gouern- rnt,as well dome(licall, as publike) the choyfe, and chicle, z Kina.4.3 z. and very duintefíence of three thoufand, whereof euery one proceeded from rare wifedomeand iudgement. Secondly, the inflruments whomGod direc`led to indite Z. this booke andothers, are much to be refpeeted,as principal! then, asSalormn, C.lofes, Dauid, Ifaias, `17aniell, Paul, Peter, James, John, and the refl. What Arßorle ? what Plato ? what Socrates ?what Bauke-reader,or Bookewritcr,in any Nation z King.4,29.30 bath bin found to be matchable with them ? Hare what the Lord hirnfelfe doth teflifie of this our Salo,rnon: Godeauehim rvifdome, vnderftanding exceedingmuch,anda largeheart,eren as the rand that is on the Sea /bore. Húwi%dome excelled thewif- dome of-allthe childrenofthe Fafí,andall the "rifdome ofFcipt For he was rifer than any man. 1 if it be laid, that thoughhewas thewifefl then, yet afterwards among the Græcians , or Ro- manes, others might Iurmount him , let that be retaaembred which God did prornife vnto himJoel haveyinen theca wife, andvnderfanding heart,fo that there bath bin none like vnto thee Kind3, z z, before thee,neyther after thee /hall arirethe li vnto thee.Nowall this confirrneth the point w hich we intreat of;that from loch mens pens is to be expected both verity of matter,anddepth of vnderflanding,and that expretled in an elegant manner, though carnal! atlehation hecondemned by the Apoflle,For who can fpcake mare to this purpole than Salomon himfelfe, z cor,i,.s of whom , and of whofs workes , wee are now diCcourfng ? B 3 The
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