A plain and familiar exposition of the eleventh and twelfth chapters of the Proverbs…A plaine and familiar exposition of the eleuenth and twelfth chapters of the Prouerbes…

Secondly, men of knowledge have their wits exercised to discern between good and evil, between light and darkness, between the servants of God, and the workers of iniquity. They bear the image of God, and therefore know the image of God where it is, and see the defects of it where it is not. They carry a light within them whereby they are able to discover the doctrines of falsehood, which are contrary to the trueth, and the works of darkness which are contrary to holiness, and therefore can reject them both.

Secondly, men of knowledge haue their wits exercised to discerne betweene good and euill, betweene light and darkenes, betweene the seruants of God, and the workers of iniquitie. They beare the image of God, and therefore know the image of God where it is, and see the defects of it where it is not. They carrie a light within them whereby they are able to discouer the doctrines of falsehoode, which are contrarie to the trueth, and the workes of darkenes which are contrarie to holines, and therefore can reiect them both.

Thirdly, the sound knowledge of Christians is not only a shield to ward off all detestable errors, and damnable heresies that they seduce not the mind, but also a preservative to expel all flattering enticements, and sinful suggestions that they corrupt not the heart. And that the holy Ghost doth expressly promise in this book to every one that doth love, and labour for knowledge. When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge delighteth thy soul, then shall counsel preserve thee, and understanding shall keep thee, and deliver thee from the evil way, and from the man that speaketh froward things, and from them that leave the ways of righteousness, to walk in the ways of darkness: which rejoice in doing evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked, Prou. 2. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.

Thirdly, the sound knowledge of Christians is not onely a shield to warde off all detestable errors, and damnable heresies that they seduce not the mind, but also a preseruatiue to expell all flattering inticements, and sinfull suggestions that they corrupt not the heart. And that the holy Ghost doth expressely promise in this booke to euery one that doth loue, and labour for knowledge. When wisedome entreth into thine heart, and knowledge delighteth thy soule, then shall counsell preserue thee, and vnderstanding shall keepe thee, and deliuer thee from the euill way, and from the man that speaketh froward things, and from them that leaue the waies of righthousnesse, to walke in the waies of darkenesse: which reioyce in doing euill, and delight in the frowardnesse of the wicked,