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…

(Wisdom or Wisdoms) viz. the most absolute and sovereign Wisdom, the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the perfect wisdom of his father, (hath built her house) that is the Church, which is so called. 1. Tim. 3. 15. (and hewen out her seven pillars) that is, hath most firmly founded, and perpetually supporteth it with his own hand, which is more powerful for it, than many pillars and buttresses are to sustain a material building, whereby also is intended that the Churches safety is accompanied with beauty, as having pillars hewen out and polished, and not made of rough stones without garnishing.

(Wisedome or Wisedomes) viz. the most absolute and soueraigne Wisedome, the Lord Iesus Christ, who is the perfect wisedome of his father, (hath built her house) that is the Church, which is so called. 1. Tim. 3. 15. (and hewen out her seauen pillars) that is, hath most firmely founded, and perpetually supporteth it with his owne hand, which is more powerfull for it, than many pillars and buttresses are to sustaine a materiall building, whereby also is intended that the Churches safetie is accompanied with beautie, as hauing pillars hewen out and pollished, and not made of rough stones without garnishing.

Wisdom, &c. All true wisdom is contained in the holy Doct. 1 word of God, he nameth not power, justice, truth, or mercy, ¹though these be also there in fullness, but wisdom in this case taketh the first place, and shineth out in greatest brightness: In regard whereof, the Apostle with a kind of insultation, doth expostulate with worldly wise men, where is the wise? where is ²the Scribe? hath not God made the wisdom of this world foolishness? that is, whatsoever policy or reason doth compare with the wisdom of the spirit, or is repugnant to it, or not sanctified by it, that the Lord in word reproveth, and in deed confoundeth.