11. To hate reproof, Pro. 12.1. It is there said to be a brutish thing.
2. To be censurers of their friends rashly: so Jobs friends are charged with folly, Job 42.8.
3. To be pertinacious in defending their innocency, striving to make themselves seem juster then they are: this was Jobs madness, Job 42.3, & 34.35.
4. To neglect knowledge, and to be careless to use the means for instruction, and the understanding of holy things Pro. 30.2.3. This made Agur say, that he was more brutish then any man, and that he had not the understanding of a man in him. So much of ignorance as is left in us, so much of folly and madness is in us.
5. To fret and be unadvisedly angry and froward: for anger rests in the bosom of fools only, Eccles. 7.10. Pro. 24.29. testy and hasty persons not only have folly, but exalt it.
6. To be indiscreet in words, or insufficient to speak with God or men, as becomes the matter, or to carry our selves indiscreetly: this made David loath himself so, Psal. 38.5.
7. To be vexed and impatient, and full of ⟨p. 661⟩fretting in adversity. Godly men play many mad tricks this way; one while fretting at the prosperity of their adversaries, and another while murmuring in their hearts at their own condition, or plotting courses, how to conform themselves to the world, and so to report of their repentance. This made David call himself a beast, Psal. 73.3, 13, 14, 15, 21, •2.
8. After one hath had experience of Gods gracious providence, and protection of God, to fall to trust upon outward things. Thus it was madness in David, after so many trials of Gods power, for him to stand about to number the people, and to rest upon the strength & multitude of his subjects, 2. Sam. 24.10.
9. To be slow of heart to believe, and treasure up the promises of God, and the proofs of Scripture, that should comfort us, and warrant the truth of our salvation in Christ, Luke 24.25.
10. To speak proudly or wickedly, and with provocation to others, especially to wicked men, or if they themselves be wicked men, Pro. 30.32, 33
11. All dotages about earthly things, are in a great degree madness.
11. To hate reproofe, Pro. 12.1. It is there said to be a brutish thing.
2. To bee censurers of their friends rashly: so Iobs friends are charged with folly, Iob 42.8.
3. To be pertinacious in defending their innocency, striuing to make themselues seeme iuster then they are: this was Iobs madnes, Iob 42.3, & 34.35.
4. To neglect knowledge, and to be carelesse to vse the meanes for instruction, and the vnderstanding of holy things Pro. 30.2.3. This made Agur say, that he was more brutish then any man, and that he had not the vnderstanding of a man in him. So much of ignorance as is left in vs, so much of folly and madnes is in vs.
5. To fret and bee vnaduisedly angry and froward: for anger rests in the bosome of fooles onely, Eccles. 7.10. Pro. 24.29. teasty and hasty persons not onely haue folly, but exalt it.
6. To be indiscreet in words, or insufficient to speake with God or men, as becomes the matter, or to carry our selues indiscreetly: this made Dauid loath himselfe so, Psal. 38.5.
7. To bee vexed and impatient, and full of ⟨p. 661⟩fretting in aduersity. Godly men play many mad tricks this way; one while fretting at the prosperity of their aduersaries, and another while murmuring in their hearts at their owne condition, or plotting courses, how to conforme themselues to the world, and so to report of their repentance. This made Dauid call himselfe a beast, Psal. 73.3, 13, 14, 15, 21, •2.
8. After one hath had experience of Gods gracious prouidence, and protection of God, to fall to trust vpon outward things. Thus it was madnes in Dauid, after so many trials of Gods power, for him to stand about to number the people, and to rest vpon the strength & multitude of his subiects, 2. Sam. 24.10
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