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<HEAD>Solomons Sentences.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Being in Excellent Ditty, &s;hewing the &s;age Sayings and Wi&s;e Sentences of <HI>Solomon.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER>The Tune is, <HI>Wigmore's Galliard.</HI></OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>Tho&s;e that will run a Vertuous race,</L>
<L>and learn the Precepts of the Sage,</L>
<L>Tho&s;e that true wisdom will embrace,</L>
<L>and learn to live in youth and age:</L>
<L>Let them approach hereto with &s;peed,</L>
<L>And to my Le&s;&s;ons give good heed;</L>
<L>For bearing well the&s;e things away,</L>
<L>The Lord will ble&s;s them night and day</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>My Son, &s;aid Solomon the Wi&s;e,</L>
<L>if thou true wisdom wilt obtain,</L>
<L>Then fear the Lord that rules the skys,</L>
<L>for &s;o the Scriptures teacheth plain:</L>
<L>Imbrace his word, and him obey,</L>
<L>This is the chief and only way;</L>
<L>For they that do the&s;e things de&s;pi&s;e,</L>
<L>Are fools to God, though worldly wi&s;e.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Unto the Father honour give,</L>
<L>and thou &s;hall &s;urely ble&s;&s;ed be,</L>
<L>And be obedient while you live,</L>
<L>and to thy Mother Courteous be,</L>
<L>Then God will &s;end thee evermore</L>
<L>Sufficient wealth, and trea&s;ure &s;tore:</L>
<L>All things &s;hall pro&s;per in thine hand,</L>
<L>And long thou &s;halt enjoy the Land.</L>
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<LG>
<L>The bles&s;ing of the Father dear,</L>
<L>doth cau&s;e his Childrens good &s;ucce&s;s</L>
<L>But where the Mother doth appear,</L>
<L>to cur&s;e her Childrens wickedne&s;s:</L>
<L>Their whole foundation doth decay,</L>
<L>Like withe<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">ed leaves that fall away.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Then all good Chri&s;tians learn by me,</L>
<L>To love your Parents faithfully.</L>
<L>Set not thy mind on worldly wealth,</L>
<L>nor put the confidence therein,</L>
<L>For riches doth con&s;ume by &s;tealth,</L>
<L>and Covetou&s;ne&s;s is counted &s;in</L>
<L>For whil&s;t thou live&s;t on the earth,</L>
<L>Thou art uncertain of thy death;</L>
<L>And when that death doth &s;top thy wind</L>
<L>Then thou mu&s;t leave thy goods behind</L>
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<LG>
<L>Be friendly unto every man,</L>
<L>but unto few familiar be,</L>
<L>And try thy friend if that thou can,</L>
<L>His inward thoughts to prove &amp; &s;ee.</L>
<L>And if thou find him ju&s;t and true,</L>
<L>Change not an old friend for a new&punc;</L>
<L>For many promi&s;e much indeed,</L>
<L>But clean for&s;ake them in their need.</L>
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<LG>
<L>If thou ha&s;t Sons, in&s;truct them well</L>
<L>and on thy Daughters never &s;mile:</L>
<L>Their wanton ways do far excell,</L>
<L>let not affection thee beguile:</L>
<L>With due correction love them &s;till,</L>
<L>And give them not their wanton will;</L>
<L>For if that they do &s;tubborn grow,</L>
<L>They will not then their duty know.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Give honour to the aged &s;ort,</L>
<L>and to thy betters always bow,</L>
<L>So &s;halt thou have a good report,</L>
<L>for God him&s;elf doth it allow,</L>
<L>Of hateful Pride always beware,</L>
<L>And have an Eye to after care;</L>
<L>Be not too wrath in any thing,</L>
<L>For that will &s;oon repentance bring.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Lend not thy goods to mighty men,</L>
<L>who&s;e countenance pa&s;&s;eth thy degree</L>
<L>For they are hard to get again,</L>
<L>as now by dayly proof we &s;ee:</L>
<L>For other men give not thy word,</L>
<L>No further then thou can&s;t afford;</L>
<L>Left afterwards thou chance to rue,</L>
<L>And pay the debt when it is due.</L>
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<LG>
<L>With him that is a Magi&s;trate,</L>
<L>in any wi&s;e go not to Law,</L>
<L>Le&s;t thou repent the &s;ame too late,</L>
<L>for he will hold thee &s;till in awe:</L>
<L>Be always wary of thy words,</L>
<L>For &s;pightful words are cruel &s;words</L>
<L>And look to whom thou do&s;t impart</L>
<L>The thoughts and &s;ec<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">ets of thy heart</L>
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<LG>
<L>Be never jealous of thy Wife,</L>
<L>lea&s;t &s;he the<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">efore mi&s;chief learn,</L>
<L>And thou thereby do&s;t purcha&s;e &s;trife</L>
<L>then wi&s;ely do each thing di&s;cern.</L>
<L>And not evil occasion give,</L>
<L>But lovingly together live;</L>
<L>We &s;ee when man and wife do hate;</L>
<L>The cur&s;e of God hangs at the Gate.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>On Harlots ca&s;t not thou thy mind,</L>
<L>le&s;t thou thereby thy &s;elf con&s;ume;</L>
<L>And wa&s;te thy riches with the wind,</L>
<L>whil&s;t thou in fancy fret and fume:</L>
<L>Their &s;oul inticements bringeth death</L>
<L>And poy&s;on cometh out of their breath;</L>
<L>Their eyes are wandring too and fro,</L>
<L>And every one their fa&s;hions know.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Prai&s;e no woman for beauties &s;ake,</L>
<L>nor di&s;commend no man ny &s;ight;</L>
<L>And with thy tongue no lying make,</L>
<L>fulfill thy promi&s;e ju&s;t and right:</L>
<L>Be merciful unto the poor,</L>
<L>And God will thee reward therefore;</L>
<L>Keep not thy Labourers wages back,</L>
<L>And comfort &s;uch as comfort lack.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Grieve not the heavy hearted man,</L>
<L>nor joy not at thy enemies harm;</L>
<L>Rebuke thy Brother friendly then,</L>
<L>again&s;t no man u&s;e open charm;</L>
<L>Credit not thou a Tale in ha&s;te,</L>
<L>Le&s;t tryal make the matter wa&s;te;</L>
<L>And from all &s;lander keep thy tongue;</L>
<L>And work for age whil&s;t thou art young</L>
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<LG>
<L>3 things there are that God does hate</L>
<L>as holy Scriptures doth declare;</L>
<L>A man too proud in Beggers &s;tate,</L>
<L>a rich man for to lye and &s;wear.</L>
<L>To &s;ee an old man given to lu&s;t,</L>
<L>The&s;e things of God are &s;ure accur&s;t,</L>
<L>The lying tongue the &s;oul doth quell,</L>
<L>But pride and lu&s;t throw down to hell.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Whil&s;t thou art living, call for grace,</L>
<L>thy life is like a fading flower;</L>
<L>Death cometh &s;tealing on apace,</L>
<L>thou can&s;t not know the day nor hour</L>
<L>Thy Speech at all times may not la&s;t</L>
<L>U&s;e well the &s;ame that now thou ha&s;t;</L>
<L>And from repentance do not &s;tay,</L>
<L>Thou can&s;t no time with death delay,</L>
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<LG>
<L>If thou con&s;ider well the &s;ame,</L>
<L>and bear the&s;e Le&s;&s;ons in thy mind;</L>
<L>And thereunto thy &s;elf do frame,</L>
<L>great comfort thou &s;halt quickly find</L>
<L>Plant well the&s;e &s;ayings in thy heart,</L>
<L>And from the&s;e Precepts never &s;tart;</L>
<L>So &s;halt thou live in perfect peace,</L>
<L>And God will ble&s;s thee with encrea&s;e.</L>
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