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, it is a mercy of God to a prince and people, to give them many eyes to see with, many ears to hear with, many tongues to speak with, many minds to be in continual exercise for the benefit, safety and preservation of the whole state.

Secondly, it is a mercie of God to a prince and people, to giue them many eyes to see with, many eares to heare with, many tongues to speake with, many mindes to bee in continuall exercise for the benefit, safetie and preseruation of the whole state.

Thirdly, it is one of his great judgements, either to take away counsellors from a nation, or to take away wisdom from the counsellors. This was threatened to Jerusalem and Judah by ¹Isaiah, that the Lord of hosts would deprive them of their stay, and strength, the pillars of their country, and the props of their lives, and those were not only bread and drink, and Warriors, and Judges, but Prophets also, and the prudent, and the aged, and the counsellors, that so they might be easily cast down, yea ruinated, and brought to dust of their own accord. And concerning the other branch, that it should not be taken for an ordinary and gentle correction to his faithful children, but a rare and severe punishment to his dissembling enemies, he doth aggrieve it in another place, and set it forth in such manner as might make it most fearful to us. Behold, saith he, I will do a marvellous work in this people, even a marvellous work, and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid. Isa. 29. 14.

Thirdly, it is one of his great iudgements, either to take away counsellours from a nation, or to take away wisedome from the counsellours. This was threatned to Ierusalem and Iudah by ¹