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…

A Foolish man which hath a beggarly heart, as the words signify, being void of sound judgement, and sanctified knowledge of Gods holy will, desireth to vilify others, especially such as fear God, and to make them appear base and contemptible. And this is done sometimes in bitter anger, by railing, reviling, and contumelious reproaches; and sometimes in scurrile mirth, by girding jests, and laughter; and sometimes in hidden craft, by false reports and slanders. But they which have more wisdom, will frame themselves to better behaviour: they will not only keep silence from offering that indignity to them that provoke them not thereunto, but will also forbear to requite them with reproaches, which have not spared to seek their disgrace. For so ⟨p. 39⟩doth David testify of himself in this case: I am as a man that heareth not, and as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. Psal. 38. 13.

A Foolish man which hath a beggerly heart, as the words signifie, being voide of sound iudgement, and sanctified knowledge of Gods holy will, desireth to vilifie others, especially such as feare God, and to make them appeare base and contemptible. And this is done sometimes in bitter anger, by rayling, reuiling, and contumelious reproches; and sometimes in scurrill mirth, by girding iests, and laughter; and sometimes in hidden craft, by false reports and slaunders. But they which haue more wisedome, will frame themselues to better behauiour: they will not onelie keepe silence from offering that indignitie to them that prouoke them not thereunto, but will also forbeare to requite them with reproaches, which haue not spared to seeke their disgrace. For so