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…

Secondly, by the manner, that it is not the knowledge of natural things that is in Philosophers: nor the knowledge of civill affairs that is in Politicians: nor the historical and artificial knowledge of points of Religion that is in hypocrites: but the mystical knowledge of the mysteries of salvation, which the spirit of God doth reveal to the hearts of Christians. 1. Cor. 2. 10. 11.

Secondly, by the manner, that it is not the knowledge of naturall things that is in Philosophers: nor the knowledge of ciuill affaires that is in Politicians: nor the historicall and artificiall knowledge of points of Religion that is in hypocrites: but the misticall knowledge of the misteries of saluation, which the spirit of God doth reueale to the hearts of Christians. 1. Cor. 2. 10. 11.

No man can be truly wise before he be unfeignedly religious, Doct. 1 Solomon had experience both of heavenly wisdom and ¹humane wisdom, of the show of the one, and soundness of the other, and thus doth he declare his judgement: Let us ²fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole man, nothing but this can make a man to be a man, without ⟨p. 23⟩which he is in worse state then a beast: his glory and excellency consisteth in it, and all his profit and comfort proceedeth from it.

No man can be truely wise before he be vnfainedly religious, Doct. 1 Salomon had experience both of heauenly wisedome and ¹humane wisedome, of the shew of the one, and soundnesse of the other, and thus doth hee declare his iudgement: Let vs