Prov. 6. 6. Go to the Pismire. ch. 19. 15. Sluggishnesse causeth sleep, and the idle person shall suffer hunger. 16. 26. He that laboureth, laboureth for himselfe, his mouth bends it self to it. 8. 9. He that is idle in his work, is brother to a waster. 24. 30. I went by the field of the slothfull &c. 20. 13. Love not sleep, lest thou be poor. 15. 19. The way of the slothfull is like a thorny hedge. 22. 13. The slothfull saith, a Lion is abroad. 26. 13, 14. &c. 19. 24. The slothfull puts his hand in his bosome. 20. 4. He will not plow in winter, therefore he begs. 21. 24. The desire of the slothfull killeth him. 10. 5. He that gathereth in Summer is wise, 12. 11. He that tilleth his ground shall be satisfied. 14. 23. In all labour there is abundance, 28. 19. 22. 29. A man diligent in work stands before Princes. Eccles. 9. 10. Do what thou findest with all thy might. c. 4. 5. The fool folds his hands, and eats his owne flesh. 5. 11. The sleep of the labourer is sweet. 10. 18. Through slothfulnesse an house is ruined.
A commentary upon the whole Old Testament, added to that of the same author upon the whole New Testament published many years before, to make a compleat work upon the whole Bible. Vols. 2-4. Wherein the divers translations and expositions, literall and mysticall, of all the most famous commentators both ancient and modern are propounded, examined, and judged of, for the more full satisfaction of the studious reader in all things, and many most genuine notions inserted for edification in the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. A work, the like unto which hath never yet been published by any man, yet very necessary, nor only for students in divinity; but also for every Christian that loveth the knowledge of divine things, or humane, whereof this comment is also full. Consisting of IV parts. I Upon the Pentateuch, or five books of Moses. II Upon the historical part, from Joshua to Esther. III Upon Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Solomons Song. IV Upon all the prophets both great and small. By John Mayer, doctor of divinity.
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"A commentary upon the whole Old Testament, added to that of the same author upon the whole New Testament published many years before, to make a compleat work upon the whole Bible. Vols. 2-4. Wherein the divers translations and expositions, literall and mysticall, of all the most famous commentators both ancient and modern are propounded, examined, and judged of, for the more full satisfaction of the studious reader in all things, and many most genuine notions inserted for edification in the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. A work, the like unto which hath never yet been published by any man, yet very necessary, nor only for students in divinity; but also for every Christian that loveth the knowledge of divine things, or humane, whereof this comment is also full. Consisting of IV parts. I Upon the Pentateuch, or five books of Moses. II Upon the historical part, from Joshua to Esther. III Upon Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Solomons Song. IV Upon all the prophets both great and small. By John Mayer, doctor of divinity." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A88989.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 19, 2024.
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15. Of Idlenesse, and Labour.