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…

Reasons. 1 First, they have a good estate in their goods, and hold their livings by a right tenure, through Jesus being inheritors of the earth: whereas none else are so much as tenants at will by any right or warrant from God, but mere usurpers intruding themselves without any allowance into his possessions.

Reasons. 1 First, they haue a good estate in their goods, and hold their liuings by a right tenure, through Iesus being inheritors of the earth: whereas none else are so much as tenants at will by any right or warrant from God, but meere vsurpers intruding themselues without any allowance into his possessions.

Secondly, all others are aliens in Gods account, and only their underlings and servants. For so he speaketh of such as hold themselves to be masters and commanders of many others: The strangers shall stand and feed your sheep, and the sons of strangers shall be your plough-men, and dressers of your vines: Isai. 61. 5.

Secondly, all others are aliants in Gods account, and only their vnderlings and seruants. For so he speaketh of such as hold themselues to bee maisters and commaunders of many others: The strangers shall stand and feede your sheepe, and the sonnes of strangers shall be your plow-men, and dressers of your vines: Isai. 61. 5.

Use. Consolation to them that have the testimony of the faithful, and approbation of godly Christians in their behaviour. It is as good as if all the town and country did commend them. And that was S. Johns meaning when he said that Demetrius had a