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…

So soon as any man beginneth to set himself to seek God, Doct. the Devil, and devilish men will be ready to turn him out ¹of the way. So stood the case with the Corinthians, Galatians, and some other of the Churches, as soon as ever they embraced the doctrine of the Apostles, presently the false Apostles attempted to corrupt them. Gal. 1. 7. & 3. 1. And so was Paulus the proconsul dealt with: Act. 13. 8. Whiles Paul was preaching to him, Elimas was perverting of him: whiles the one built, the other battered, and plucked down: whiles the one laboured to make him a Christian, the other endeavoured to keep him an infidel, and unbeliever.

So soone as any man beginneth to set himselfe to seeke God, Doct. the Diuell, and diuellish men will bee ready to turne him out ¹of the way. So stoode the case with the Corinthians, Galathians, and some other of the Churches, as soone as euer they imbraced the doctrine of the Apostles, presently the false Apostles attempted to corrupt them. Gal. 1. 7. & 3. 1. And so was Paulus the proconsull dealt with: Act. 13. 8. Whiles Paul was preaching to him, Elimas was peruerting of him: whiles the one built, the other battered, and pluct downe: whiles the one laboured to make him a Christian, the other indeauored to keepe him an insidell, and vnbeleeuer.

1. 1The devil an utter adversary to all good endeavours.The diuel an vtter aduersary to all good endeauours.