The proverbs of Solomon paraphrased with the arguments of each chapter, which supply the place of a commentary / by Symon Patrick ...

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Title: The proverbs of Solomon paraphrased with the arguments of each chapter, which supply the place of a commentary / by Symon Patrick ...
Author: Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.
Publication: London :: Printed by M. Flesher for R. Royston ...,; 1683.
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Subject terms: Bible. -- O.T. -- Proverbs -- Paraphrases, English.; Bible. -- O.T. -- Proverbs -- Commentaries.
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17. He that is first in his own cause, seemeth just: but his neigh∣bour cometh and searcheth him.

17. A man may seem to have a good cause, who hath got the start of his neigh∣bour; till he come also to examine his information, and open the whole matter be∣fore the Judge: nay more than this, he hath a great ad∣vantage who first possesses the Judge's mind, with the justice of his cause; for it will not be easie for his adversary to find out his tricks and to confute him, without a dili∣gent search and curious in∣quiry into what he hath al∣ledged. See Arg. [g]