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…

Thy days shall be multiplied, &c. Wisdom and grace do Doct. 1 not only procure our life to be everlasting in heaven, but of ¹good and sufficient continuance in earth. So is she said to come like a liberal and bountiful Lady. Chap. 3. 16. which brought her hands full to bestow upon her friends: length of days being in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory: because life it self is more precious then wealth and advancement which depend upon it, and are but ornaments of it, therefore she bringeth the continuance of that in her right hand, as a gift of greater value: and the other in the left as inferior to it, but all very excellent coming out of those glorious hands.

Thy dayes shall be multiplyed, &c. Wisedome and grace doe Doct. 1 not onely procure our life to bee euerlasting in heauen, but of ¹good and sufficient continuance in earth. So is she said to come like a liberall and bountifull Lady. Chap. 3. 16. which brought her hands full to bestow vpon her friends: length of daies being in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory: because life it selfe is more precious then wealth and aduancement which depend vpon it, and are but ornaments of it, therefore she bringeth the continuance of that in her right hand, as a gift of greater value: and the other in the left as inferiour to it, but all very excellent comming out of those glorious hands.

1. 1Grace gives maintenance for this life as well as for eternal life.Grace giues maintenance for this life as well as for eternall life.

First, that providence and power of God doth protect us Reasons. 1 from all the evils that might befall us: as we use to deal in our gardens and orchards, plucking up the nettle and weeds and preserving the good herbs: rooting out the briars and brambles and nourishing the fruitful trees.