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…

They presume of secrecy, that their shameful facts shall be hidden, and never brought to light, whereas they cannot possibly be concealed. For God himself doth see and observe them, and ⟨p. 59⟩who shall forbid him to reveal and discover them? Adam was away when Cain slew his brother, and Eve was not there, and Abel was made sure enough for complaining, and Cain himself was silent enough from boasting of it, and no body else was in the fields, either to see Cain striking, or to hear Abel crying, and yet out it came, and known it is, and every man can speak of it. Gehesi made not all the town of his counsel when he followed Naaman for the money, he asked not his master leave, to go after him, nor made report of his dealing, and success afterward; and yet Elisha could tell him, and hath declared to us, and all others whither he went, and how he speed, and what his intent was in the disposing of his money, namely, to buy olives, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and to become a great man. What should we speak of the plotting of Ananiah and Sapphira, and of Davids adultery, and murder, which were so closely contrived as they imagined, that never any man should have had intelligence of them?

They presume of secresie, that their shameful facts shall be hidden, and neuer brought to light, whereas they cannot possiblie be concealed. For God himselfe doth see and obserue them, and ⟨p. 59⟩who shall forbid him to reueile and discouer them? Adam was away when Caine slew his brother, and Eue was not there, and Abel was made sure enough for complaining, and Caine himselfe was silent enough from boasting of it, and no bodie else was in the fields, either to see Caine striking, or to heare Abel crying, and yet out it came, and knowne it is, and euery man can speake of it. Gehesi made not all the town of his counsell whē he followed Naaman for the monie, he asked not his maister leaue, to goe after him, nor made report of his dealing, and successe afterward; and yet Elisha could tell him, and hath declared to vs, and all others whither he went, and how hee speed, and what his intent was in the disposing of his monie, namely, to buy oliues, and vineyards, and sheepe, and oxen, and men-seruants, and maid-seruants, and to become a great man. What should wee speake of the plotting of Ananiah and Sapphira, and of Dauids adultery, and murder, which were so closely contriued as they imagined, that neuer any man should haue had intelligence of them?