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…

A defence of them that show their obedience therein, ceasing Use. 1 to associate themselves with ungodly companions. It is not their singularity, and purity, that they would seem better then other men: it is not their proud spirits disdaining their neighbours, and thinking that no company is good enough for them: It is not because they are new fangled, and so forsake their old friends, and cast of all good fellowship: but it is the commandment of God that doth require it, and their duty to perform it.

A defence of them that shew their obedience therein, ceassing Vse. 1 to associate themselues with vngodly companions. It is not their singularity, and puritie, that they would seeme better then other men: it is not their proud spirits disdaining their neighbors, and thinking that no company is good enough for them: It is not because they are new fangled, and so forsake their old friends, and cast of all good fellowshippe: but it is the commaundement of God that doth require it, and their dutie to performe it.

Instruction to such as desire good men to be sociable with §2them, let them be also good men that their society may be good and warrantable, for so Christians may safely and will cheerfully adjoin themselves unto them. Otherwise there neither is, nor must be, nor can be any good agreement between ¹light and darkness, righteousness and unrighteousness, God in the one, and Belial in the other.

Instruction to such as desire good men to bee sociable with §2them, let them bee also good men that their societie may bee good and warrantable, for so Christians may safelie and will cheerefully adioyne themselues vnto them. Otherwise there neither is, nor must bee, nor can bee any good agreement beetweene ¹