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SOme (a) say] because the aforesaid wordes were spoken of the sonnes of Dauid (that is, * 1.1 the godly) How should the mercy of God be extended vnto the wicked? (b) Do lay vp] or heap together. For Thesaurus, is a laying together of euill things as well as good: and it is or∣dinary with the Greekes to say 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, the treasure of Ills, and Plautus hath The∣saurus stupri, the treasure of whoredome. (c) Willreward] ** 1.2 commonly it is read, Doth re∣ward: Augustin hath it in better forme•…•… for the Apostle speakes of the world to come: and the greeke is 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Reddet will reward. (d) Vse both of that] Terence in his Heauton∣timoreumenos saith: such things as are called humane goods, namely our parents, country, li∣nage, friendes and wealth: all these are but as his mind is that possesseth them: to him that can vse them well, they are good; to him that vseth them otherwise then well, they are euil. This Terence hath out of Plato in diuers places. (〈◊〉〈◊〉) Is called aduerse] N•…•…mely of the vul∣gar and such as are ignorant of the true natures of things. (f) Flaile] Virgill in the first of his Georgikes, reckons the Flaile amongst the instruments of husbandry. Plinye in his eigh∣teenth * 1.3 booke saith: The haruest corne is thrashed forth vpon the floore sometime with flayles, sometime with the feete of horses, and sometime with staues. So that this same Tribulum, is an instrument where-with the corne being ripe is thrashed forth on the floore: (our fittest english is a flaile.) How this is done, Varro teacheth in his first book De re rustica. (g) Mel∣teth the good] Maketh them liquid: it is a simily taken from gold: to exclude further dispu∣tation hereof; the scripture saith the good are melted with charity: My soule melted as my beloued spoke, saith the Canticles: but if a man will follow this theame he shall neuer finde an end. The fittest teacher in this kind is the holy scripture.