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                                                                      				SECRESY
                                                                      
                                                                      		Hence, "even a fool when he holdeth his peace is counted
                                                                      		wise"  17, 28
                                                                      		Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a
                                                                      		man of understanding will draw it out  20 5.
                                                                      		6.	The secresy of Divine working:  It is the glory of God
                                                                      		to conceal a thing:  but the honour of kings is to search
                                                                      		out a matter, 25, 2.
                                                                      		7.	The Secresy of Kings, "The heaven for height and the
                                                                      		earth for depth, and the heart of Kings is unsearchable" 25
                                                                      		3.
                                                                      		8.	The secresy of Prudence.  "Debate thy cause with thy
                                                                      		neighbour himself and discover not a secret to another,
                                                                      		lest he that heareth it put thee to shame;  25, 9, 10
                                                                      		9.	The secresy of Love, should be directly opposed to (3) of
                                                                      		Hatred:  "Open rebuke is better than secret love", 27 5
                                                                      		10.	The Secresy of Sin, "He that covereth his sins shall not
                                                                      		prosper, but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them, shall
                                                                      		find mercy.
                                                                      There are four kind of Secresy or Reserve which are praise-
                                                                      		worthy
                                                                      		1st.   Reserve concerning our neighbours faults, (2)
                                                                      		2nd.  Reserve of our Knowledge or Counsel or Purpose (5)(1)
                                                                      		3rd.  Reserve in our strifes (8)
                                                                      		4th.  Reserve in our emotions (4)
                                                                      		Of these the Second kind and the fourth are
                                                                      		not so much praised as   vid p 65

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