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…

The blessing of the Lord, it doth make rich, and he addeth Verse. 22 no sorrows with it.

The purpose and drift of these words is, to show the preeminence that Gods people have, above the men of the world: that whereas the wicked have nothing but their own hands, and carnal means to trust unto for their estate; such as be Godly, have God to provide for them, and his goodness only doth make rich, and they only are enriched by him. But because his enemies have usually more store of goods then his children, and thereby it may seem, that either men, may be rich without his blessing, or else that he is more provident for sinners, then for saints; therefore he showeth the difference, that troubles and vexations are intermingled with the goods of the wicked, and his servants are freed from them. Yet it is not so to be conceived, as though no good men had any troubles with their riches, and that whosoever doth find grief, and perturbations in these earthly things, were deprived of the blessing of God, and testimonies of his favour: but this is the meaning, that so far as he doth bestow them, and they depend upon him for them, so far they escape from vexations; so that the cares and troubles grow merely from their own infirmities.

The purpose and drift of these words is, to shew the preheminence that Gods people haue, aboue the men of the world: that whereas the wicked haue nothing but their owne hands, and carnall meanes to trust vnto for their estate; such as be Godly, haue God to prouide for them, and his goodnesse onely doth make rich, and they onely are inriched by him. But because his enemies haue vsually more store of goods then his children, and thereby it may seeme, that either men, may be rich without his blessing, or else that he is more prouident for sinners, then for saints; therefore he sheweth the difference, that troubles and vexations are intermingled with the goods of the wicked, and his seruants are freed from them. Yet it is not so to bee conceiued, as though no good men had any troubles with their riches, and that whosoeuer doth finde griefe, and perturbations in these earthly things, were depriued of the blessing of God, and testimonies of his fauour: but this is the meaning, that so farre as hee doth beestow them, and they depend vpon him for them, so far they escape from vexations; so that the cares and troubles grow meerely from their owne infirmities.