Salomons diuine arts, of 1. Ethickes, 2. Politickes, 3. Oeconomicks that is; the gouernment of 1. Behauiour, 2. Common-vvealth, 3. Familie. Drawne into method, out of his Prouerbs & Ecclesiastes. With an open and plaine paraphrase, vpon the Song of songs. By Ioseph Hall.

§. 6. Wherein Felicity is .i. In approuing our selues to GOD. From hence

• Life,
• Blessing
  • Fauour,
  • Ioy,
  • Preseruation,
  • Prosperity,
  • Long life, &c.

WHerein then doth it con∣sist?* 1.1 Let vs heare the end of all; Feare God, and keep his Commandements; for this

is the whole of Man, the whole dutie, the whole scope, the whole happinesse;* 1.2 for Life is in the waie of righteousnesse, and in that path there is no death; and at∣tending thereon,* 1.3 all Blessings are vpon the head of the righteous. Wouldst thou haue fauour?* 1.4 A good man getteth fauour of the Lord: Joy?* 1.5 The righteous shall sing & reioice;* 1.6 and surely to a man that is good in his sight, God giueth wisedome and knowledge and ioie;* 1.7 so that the light of the righ∣teous reioyceth, but the candle of the wicked shall be put out: Preseruation and deliuerance? Lo,* 1.8 the righteous is as an euerlasting foundation;* 1.9 for the waie of the Lord is strength to the vpright

man,* 1.10 so as the righteous shall neuer be remoued; and if hee be in trouble,* 1.11 Riches auaile not in the daie of wrath, but righte∣ousnesse deliuereth from death;* 1.12 so the righteous shall come out of aduersitie, and escape out of trouble,* 1.13 and the wicked shall come in his stead: thus euery way Righteousnes preserueth the vp∣right in heart;* 1.14 Prosperitie and wealth?* 1.15 The house of the righ∣teous shall haue much treasure, and his Tabernacle shall florish.* 1.16 Long life?* 1.17 The feare of the Lord increaseth the daies; & not onely himselfe,* 1.18 but his house shall stand; And though a sinner do euill an hundred times, and God pro∣long his daies, yet know I that it

shall be well to them that feare the Lord, & do reuerēce before him; and lastly, whatsoeuer good?* 1.19 God will grant the desire of the righteous,* 1.20 and hee that keepeth the lawe is blessed.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Ec. 12.13.
• * 1.2

  Pr. 12.24. Pr. 11.19.
• * 1.3

  Pr. 10.6.
• * 1.4

  Pr. 12.2
• * 1.5

  Pr. 20.6.
• * 1.6

  Ec. 2 26.
• * 1.7

  Pr. 13 9.
• * 1.8

  Pr. 10.25▪
• * 1.9

  Pr. 10.29
• * 1.10

  Pr. 10.30.
• * 1.11

  Pr. 11 4.
• * 1.12

  Pr. 12.13.
• * 1.13

  Pr. 11.8.
• * 1.14

  Pr. 13.6.
• * 1.15

  Pr. 15.6
• * 1.16

  Pr. 14.11.
• * 1.17

  Pr. 10.27.
• * 1.18

  Pr. 12.7. Ec. 8.12.
• * 1.19

  Pr. 10.2.4
• * 1.20

  Pr. 29.18