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¶ And when the Queene of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, shee came to prooue Solomon with hard questions at Ierusalem, with a very great companie, and camels that bare spices, and golde in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, shee communed with him of all that was in her heart.

1611 marginal note1.King. 10.1,&c. mat. 12.42. luke 11.31.

If I iustifie my selfe, mine owne mouth shall condemne me: If I say, I am perfect, it shall also prooue me peruerse.

Examine me, O LORD, and proue me; try my reines and my heart.

1611 marginal notePsal.7.10

¶ I said in mine heart, Goe to now, I wil prooue thee with mirth, therfore enioy pleasure: and behold, this also is vanitie.

Proue thy seruants, I beseech thee, ten dayes, and let them giue pulse to eat, and water to drinke.

1611 marginal noteHebr. of pulse.

1611 marginal noteHebr. that we may eate, &c.

Bring ye all the tithes into the store-house, that there may be meate in mine house, & proue me now herewith, saith the LORD of hostes, if I will not open you the windowes of heauen, and powre you out a blessing, that there shall not be roome enough to receiue it.

1611 marginal noteHeb. emptie out.

1611 marginal noteGen.7.11

And another said, I haue bought fiue yoke of oxen, and I goe to prooue them: I pray thee haue me excused.

(And this he said to proue him: for he himselfe knew what he would doe)

Neither can they proue the things whereof they now accuse me.

And when hee was come, the Iewes which came downe from Hierusalem, stood round about, and laide many and grieuous complaints against Paul, which they could not proue,