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…

But fear, &c. They that be most bold & venturous to sin, Doct. 2 shall be most frighted with the punishments of it. In the 14. Ps. ¹the Prophet describing the conceits, conversation, & condition of irreligious miscreants, doth bring them in at the first, saying ⟨p. 117⟩that there is no God, and therefore they corrupt and do abominable works: but afterwards declaring the event, he showeth that there they are taken with fear, and as the words are, they feared with fear, intimating the greatness of their dread and terror. Psal. 14. 5. An example whereof we have set down before; namely, the fool-hardiness, and cowardliness that was found in Belshazzar. Dan. 5.

But feare, &c. They that be most bold & ventrous to sinne, Doct. 2 shall be most frighted with the punishments of it. In the 14. Ps. ¹the Prophet describing the conceits, conuersation, & condition of irreligious miscreants, doth bring them in at the first, saying ⟨p. 117⟩that there is no God, and therefore they corrupt and doe abhominable workes: but afterwards declaring the euent, hee sheweth that there they are taken with feare, and as the words are, they feared with feare, intimating the greatnesse of their dread and terrour. Psal. 14. 5. An example whereof we haue set downe before; namely, the foole-hardinesse, and cowardlinesse that was found in Belshazzer. Dan. 5.

1. 1They that are most forward to sin are most terrified at the sight of the punishment.