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…

Blessings, &c. The greatest reward that God doth give to Doct. 1 his servants in this life, is to bless them. That is very ordinary ¹with the Prophets in the Psalms, and other places of Scripture in wishing well to the Church, to pray for this, and in gratulations to commend it, and in thankfulness to God to acknowledge it. As in the sift Psalm, ver. 12. desiring the comfort and joy of faithful men, and praying the Lord to work it in them, he showeth what just cause, they had to be so affected: For thou Lord (saith he) wilt bless the righteous, and with favour wilt compass him as with a shield.

Blessings, &c. The greatest reward that God doth giue to Doct. 1 his seruants in this life, is to blesse them. That is very ordinarie ¹with the Prophets in the Psalmes, and other places of Scripture in wishing well to the Church, to pray for this, and in gratulations to commend it, and in thankefulnesse to God to acknowledge it. As in the sift Psalme, ver. 12. desiring the comfort and ioy of faithfull men, and praying the Lord to worke it in them, he sheweth what iust cause, they had to bee so affected: For thou Lord (saith hee) wilt blesse the righteous, and with fauour wilt compasse him as with a shield.

1. 1Blessedness is the greatest gift of God to his servants.Blessednes is the greatest gift of God to his seruants.

First, such blessings as are here spoken of, be sure testimonies Reason. 1 of Gods love, and proceed merely from his gracious goodness, they are infallible pledges of his favour, as it appeareth in the words of the Psalm last quoted.

First, such blessings as are heere spoken of, be sure testimonies Reason. 1 of Gods loue, and proceede meerely from his gracious goodnesse, they are infallible pledges of his fauour, as it appeareth in the wordes of the Psalme last quoted.