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.
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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.
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Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.
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At London :: Printed by H[umphrey] L[ownes] for Eleazar Edgar, and Samuel Macham,
1609.
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Wisdom literature -- Early works to 1800.
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§. 17. Di∣ligence
what it is,
how profitable in
Health,
wealth & abūdance
Honour.
IƲstice to a mans selfe, is Dili∣gence;for hee that trauelleth, trauelleth for himselfe: The dili∣gent is he,who all that his hand shall finde to doe, dooth it with all his power. I haue seene (in∣deed) the trauell, that God hath giuen the sons of men, to hum∣ble them thereby,that all things are full of labour, man cannot vtter it;But what profit hath he that worketh, of the thing wher∣in hee trauelleth? Much euerie way:first, Health: The sleep of him that trauelleth is sweete,
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whether hee eate little or much;Secondly, wealth: Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread: yea, The hand of the diligent maketh rich, and his soule shal be fat: and not sufficien∣cy only;but in all labour there is abundance, but the talke of the lippes bringeth want: yet more, the riches that the diligent man hath, are precious. 3. Honour. A diligent man shall stand be∣fore kings, and not before the base sort; and The hand of the diligent shall beare rule, but the idle shall bee vnder tribute.