Wisdom — Chapter 5

Wicked men in their false conceipt iudge the trauels of the iust to be vaine & fruities.

Repentance of the damned is only for the losse & paine whereinto they are fallen, not of loue towards God.

A! thofe things are paffed away asa fhadow, and as a meflenger running before,to, and as.aihip,tha: paffech through the furging waters : wherof, when itis palt, the trace can no: be fouad no: the path of thar fhips keele inthe waues: 11, or asabird, that Ayech throuzh in the ayre, of which there is no token.canbg found of her paf- fage, batonly a found of the wings beating the light winde:. and by vehemence of going cutting g the ayre, mouing the wings fhe is owen through and afterward there is no figne found of her way:12, or as when an acrow is fhot forth'to a fer marke, the diuided ayre is. forthwith clofed in it-feltagaine , fo thatthe paflage therof is no: Knowen: 13. fo. we alfo being borne forthwith ceatedto be: and of vertue cerces haue been ableto lhew no fizne: butin our naughtines we are confumed, 14, Such things (¢) faydthey in hel, which finned: 15, becaufe the hope of the impious is as duft, waich istaken away with the winde: and as a thinne froth, which is difperfed by the ftorme: and:as {moke that is {catered abrode by the winde: and asthe memorie of a gheft of one day that paffeth..16, But the iuft fhal live for euer, and their reward is with our Lord, and cogitation of chem with the Higheft, 17, Thertore fhal they receive a Kingdom-of honour, & a crowne of beautie at the hand of out Lord: becaufe with his right hand he wil couer them, and within his holie arme he wil defendthem, 18, And (d) his zele wil take armour, and he wil arm:the creature to the reuenge of the enemies,19.He wil put. on iuftice for a breft-plate, & wil take fincere iudgement for an helmet: - zo; he wil take equitie for an inuincible fhielde: 21. and he wil fharpen fierce wrath for afpeare, & the round world fhal fight with him againft the fenflefle. 22, The fhots of lightnings fhal goe directly , & as it were from a bow of the clouds wel bent they fhal be caft torth,and fhal light oira certaine place, 23. And from rocked wrath fhal thicke haile-ftones be caft, the water of the fea fhal rage againftthem , and the riuers hal runne together roughly, 24, A {pirit of power thal ftand againft them, and asa hurlewinde fhal dinide them: and their iniquitie thal bring al thelandtoadefert , and naughtines {hal ouerthrow the feats of the mightie. Pro. 36 Ut9, Cuap lRec'e. 9. OF WIS Crarv, Vi, Kings anda! M agifrates are azaine admonis red to exerci’e iustice: 7. ot “erwife they shal be more griewoully punished. 13. Wifdom may ealely be found 18. the enuious,or 1! dijpoled } 26. both to Prince and people. lsepom isbetterthen ftrength : and a wife man then a ftrong. 2, Heare therfore ye Kings, . 5 . the earth, 3. Giue eare ye thatrule multitudes, and that pleaf e your felues in muicizudes: of na- our Lord, and ftrength by the Higheit, who wil examine your workes, and fearch your cogita- tions: 5, becaufe when you werethe minifters of his Kingdom, you iudged nor rightly, nor Kept the law of iuftice, nor haue walked ac- ‘ cording tothe wil of God, 6. Horribly and quickly wil he appeare to: you: becaufe moft feuere iudgement shal be doneon them, -hat bearerule, 7. Fortothelitleone mercieis granted: but (6) the mightie thal mightily fuffer torments, 8, For God wil not except any mans per- s . fon, neither wil feare the greatnes of any man: becaufe he made the litle {trong torment isimminent, 10. To youtherfore 6 Kings are thefe my words, that you may learnewifdom, and not fal, 11, For they thar haue kepz: iutk things inttly, fal be iuftified: and they that haue learned thefe things, fhal find what they may anfwer, 12, Couer ve therfore my words, and loue them,and you fhal haue difcipline.r3. Wifdom is cleere, and fuch as neuer fadeth,and is eafely feen of them that Joue her, andis found of them that feeke her, 14. She preuenteth rhemrhat couet her, fhal not labour : for he fhal find her fitting at her doores.16. To thinke therfore of her, is perfect vnderftanding: and he that watcheth for her, -fhal quickly be fecure, 17, Becaufe fhe goezh about feeking them that be Worthie of her,and in the wayes fhe wil {hew her felfto them cheerfully, is the moft true defire of difcipiine. 1. The care therfore ot difcipiine, is loue: and loue is keeping of her lawes: and the keeping of the lawes, is the confummation of incorruption ; 20. and incorruption makethto be next to God, 21. Thertore the defire of wifdom leadeth to the euerlaiting Kingdom, 22. If therfore you be delighted with thrones,and with {cep- ters, oye Kings of the people,loue wildom,that you may reigne for euer, 23.Loue the light of wi{dom al ye that beare rule ouer peoples, 24, But what wifdom.is, and how fhe wasmade,1 wildeclare: and I wil not Vu Tom, 2, by thofe that fincerely defsre it. 22. And is very proftable (2 5+ excepting 355 & vnderftand , learne ye iudges of the endsof. : . ; 1 Iu 1 of tions: 4. becaufe the (4) power is gizen you of from God: & therforeto be refoected, noah the Imag {trates Bbufe their an- tones charee is and the great, & he hath equally-care of al, 9. But to the ftronger more that fhe firft may fhew herfelf vnto them.15.He that awaketh early to her, (2) Al nower is ‘ometiimnes choriiia, (6) Aseuerie ‘nore or leffe, fo his account. 18 eafier or har~ der andthe ounishinent (if he offend ) finalier or igreater.S, Gre- no.y. 1 Euang. (ce) Wifdom is and inal prouidence fhe wil meere them, 18. For (c) the beginning of her jattained by us gradation, and:fo from firft tolaft, a refolute defire loyneth faith ful foules to God,v.22, hide The fecond part. Wifdom pro- ceedeth from Sod,and is Procured by prayer. (7) The perfe- ctet children are Sorne ia of che tenth tnonth. (6) Children in the mothers hvombe are as in fleepe. (¢) Salomon (whofe fay- ings are here recized)praied ‘orw ifdom, & rbrained it.

Such things they in hel, which sinned.

As the joy of the blessed, so contrariwise the miserie of the damned is marvelous great, and for ever unchangeable.

As the ioy of the blessed, so contrariwise the miserie of the damned is maruelous great, & for euer vnchangeable.