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…

First, it is a thing pleasing to God to accept of his gifts when Reasons. 1 his gracious hand doth reach them out unto us: and very offensive to him when we put by the favour and kindness that he maketh offer of. For he taketh it, either as a contempt of the things which he would bestow: or as controlment of his wisdom, as though he did not see far enough into the fitness of every season.

First, it is a thing pleasing to God to accept of his gifts when Reasons. 1 his gracious hand doth reach them out vnto vs: and very offensiue to him when we put by the fauour and kindenesse that he maketh offer of. For he taketh it, either as a contempt of the things which he would bestow: or as controlement of his wisedome, as though he did not see far inough into the fitnesse of euery season.

Secondly, the events that fall out on both sides do make §2this manifest: they that open their hands to receive, when ⟨p. 64⟩God openeth his to give, they that are prepared to accept with thankfulness, as he is ready to bestow in mercy, such shall have the blessings of God confirmed unto them with new blessings; and to them will he communicate much and often, and that which is excellent, which use speedy entertainment to his graces. But on the other side when men hold him off with delays, and grow nice, and coy, and turn his benefits back upon him, they shall be soon rid of them, and stripped of all his mercies: they shall call and cry at another time and have no answer, they shall search and seek, and find no success, they shall feel their wants, and fail of supply to relieve them.

Secondly, the euents that fall out on both sides doe make §2this manifest: they that open their hands to receiue, when ⟨p. 64⟩God openeth his to giue, they that are prepared to accept with thankefulnesse, as hee is ready to bestow in mercie, such shall haue the blessings of God confirmed vnto them with newblessings; and to them will he communicate much and often, and that which is excellent, which vse speedy intertainment to his graces. But on the other side when men hold him off with delaies, and grow nice, and coye, and turne his benefits backe vpon him, they shall be soone rid of them, and stript of all his mercies: they shall call and cry at another time and haue no answere, they shall search and seeke, and finde no successe, they shall feele their wants, and faile of supply to releeue them.