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…

Verse 10. In the prosperity of the righteous the city rejoiceth, and when the wicked perish there is joy.

Verse 10. In the prosperitie of the righteous the citie reioyceth, and when the wicked perish there is ioy.

IN the prosperity of the righteous] that is, when things go well with them, the city rejoiceth, that is, the honest and well disposed citizens, and country men be inwardly glad, and outwardly declare their joy, by cheerful countenance, and speeches, and other means, as opportunity serveth to express the same. And so do they also at the death, and overthrow of oppressors, and tyrants, and other wicked persons, by whose fall the people rise, and whose ruin is the repair of the city.

IN the prosperitie of the righteous] that is, when things goe well with thē, the citie reioyceth, that is, the honest and well disposed citizens, and countrie men be inwardly glad, and outwardly declare their ioy, by cheerfull countenance, and speeches, and other meanes, as opportunitie serueth to expresse the same. And so doe they also at the death, and ouerthrow of oppressours, and tyrants, and other wicked persons, by whose fall the people rise, and whose ruine is the repaire of the citie.

Doct. 1 Good men have not only Gods hand to give them good ⟨p. 33⟩things, but godly mens hearts to be joyful for them. When Mordecai was advanced the city of Shushan rejoiced, and was ¹glad. And when the Lord showed his great mercy on Zechariah, and Elizabeth in giving them a son, their kinsfolk and neighbours