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…

In the former verse was showed how scorners use to deal with them that rebuke them: and here the holy Ghost teacheth how we must deal with scorners. Namely, sithens we shall needlessly stir up hatred against our selves, and perform no good to them, that therefore we desist from them, and let them alone. Wherein notwithstanding good discretion is to be used, that none which may be corrigible be rejected for a scorner, but such as upon sufficient trial have declared themselves by a continued obstinacy to be so. And in this case also, though private reproofs are to be spared, yet must they publicly be pursued by the ministry, and censured by the Church, and punished by the magistrate.

In the former verse was shewed how scorners vse to deale with them that rebuke them: and heere the holy Ghost teacheth how wee must deale with scorners. Namely, sithens wee shall needelessely stirre vp hatred against our selues, and performe no good to them, that therefore we desist from them, and let them alone. Wheerein notwithstanding good discretion is to be vsed, that none which may bee corrigible be reiected for a scorner, but such as vpon sufficient triall haue declared themselues by a continued obstinacie to bee so. And in this case also, though priuate reproofes are to be spared, yet must they publikely bee pursued by the ministrie, and censured by the Church, and punished by the magistrate.