A plain and familiar exposition of the ninth and tenth chapters of the Proverbs…A plaine and familiar exposition of the ninth and tenth chapters of the Prouerbs…

Hitherto hath been showed how the message of salvation was sent by Christ, and brought by his ministers: now here is declared how it is received of the people. And first, he bringeth in such as be uncapable of it, namely, desperate wicked men, being altogether incurable, whom the Scripture termeth scorners. And these will attempt to blemish and shame all those that shall admonish them: As charging them sometimes with arrogance, malice, indiscretion and hypocrisy: sometimes with schism, sedition, covetousness and other misdemeanours: and if these imputations can take no hold on them, as grounded on no probability, then they fall upon their mean estate, and parentage, and education: for so they dealt with the Lord Jesus Christ himself. Mat. 13. 55.

Hitherto hath beene shewed how the message of saluation was sent by Christ, and brought by his ministers: now heere is declared how it is receiued of the people. And first, hee bringeth in such as be vncapable of it, namely, desperate wicked men, being altogether incurable, whom the Scripture termeth skorners. And these will attempt to blemish and shame all those that shall admonish them: As charging them sometimes with arrogancie, mallice, indiscretion and hipocrisie: sometimes with scisme, sedition, couetousnesse and other misdemeanours: and if these imputations can take no holde on them, as grounded on no probabilitie, then they fall vpon their meane estate, and parentage, and education: for so they dealt with the Lord Iesus Christ himselfe.