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, they grievously wrong the party whose name they Reasons. 1 traduce: for if a mans estimation be of greater value then gold or silver, Prou. 22. 1. then a greater injury is offered by them which deprave him in that, then by those that shall rob him of his goods, and spoil him in his estate. Nay many times the violence that is offered to ones person is less hurtful then to be reproached in his name; and therefore they that show that indignity are compared to hammers, and swords, and sharp arrows. Prou. 15. 18.

First, they grieuously wrong the partie whose name they Reasons. 1 traduce: for if a mans estimation be of greater value then gold or siluer, Prou. 22. 1. then a greater iniurie is offred by them which depraue him in that, then by those that shall robbe him of his goods, and spoyle him in his estate. Nay many times the violence that is offered to ones person is lesse hurtfull then to bee reproched in his name; and therefore they that shew that indignitie are compared to hammers, and swordes, and sharp arrowes. Prou. 15. 18.

Secondly, they take the way to poison the hearts of all that §2shall hear their obloquy, to alienate them from all good instructions, when they shall raise up rumours, and false reports of scandalous behaviour against the ministers of the word, and by this means they work a public mischief to keep many from everlasting salvation.

Secondly, they take the way to poyson the hearts of all that §2shall heare their obloquy, to alienate them from all good instructions, when they shall raise vp rumors, and false reports of scandulous behauiour against the ministers of the word, and by this meanes they worke a publick mischiefe to keepe many from euerlasting saluation.