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, they are despisers of God himself, rejecting his counsel, and casting his word behind their backs, and therefore it is no strange thing that they should offer despite to mortal men.

Secondly, they are despisers of God himselfe, reiecting his counsell, and casting his word behind their backes, and therefore it is no strange thing that they should offer despite to mortall men.

Thirdly, contempt is in all equity, their own due portion, and God hath appointed in his judgements, that they shall recover their right to themselves, by making an offer.

Thirdly, contempt is in all equitie, their owne due portion, and God hath appointed in his iudgements, that they shall recouer their right to themselues, by making an offer.

Use. 1 Confutation of them which take it to be the fruit of their wisdom, and ripeness of their wit, to have a dexterity in breaking of jests upon men to make them to be laughed at. So far they think they show the rareness of their understanding, as they can make men to feel the keenness of their tongues. But God which best knoweth who be wise, and what is wisdom, doth charge them to be unwise, and void of wisdom. He to whom it belongeth ⟨p. 40⟩to convince fools, and to punish them, doth marshal these among the great fools that shall be punished.

Vse. 1 Confutation of them which take it to be the fruit of their wisdome, and ripenes of their wit, to haue a dexterity in breaking of iests vpon men to make thē to be laughed at. So farre they think they shew the rarenes of their vnderstanding, as they can make men to feele the keenenes of their tongues. But God which best knoweth who be wise, and what is wisedome, doth charge them to be vnwise, and void of wisedome. He to whom it belongeth