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 may with as good safety drink up strong poison, and prescribe it a measure how far it shall work: or cast themselves ⟨p. 60⟩into the raging sea with limitation how deep they will sink, and how long they will make their stay there. All the servants of sin and Satan are chained up in prison and not at liberty to depart at their own wills: for the will it self is kept in hold, and never released, before the Lord with a forcible hand of grace do deliver it.

They may with as good safetie drink vp strong poison, and prescribe it a measure how farre it shall worke: or cast themselues ⟨p. 60⟩into the raging sea with limitation how deepe they will sinke, and how long they will make their stay there. All the seruants of sin and Satan are chained vp in prison and not at libertie to depart at their owne wils: for the will it selfe is kept in hold, and neuer released, before the Lord with a forcible hand of grace doe deliuer it.

Use. 1 Instruction, not to suffer our selves to be abused by such a cozening companion. If a shifter should carry about a pack of counterfeit wares, it were a point of wisdom to refuse to buy of him, especially if they were infections, and such as would endanger our houses with the pestilence. Now there is not under heaven any Conycatcher that liveth so much by his wit, as sin and wickedness doth by wiles: which doth not defraud men of their money, but of their salvation; which bringeth not plaguey stuff to kill the body only, but most pernicious corruptions to destroy both soul and body for ever.

Vse. 1 Instruction, not to suffer our selues to be abused by such a cousening companion. If a shifter should carrie about a pack of counterfeite wares, it were a poynt of wisedome to refuse to buie of him, especially if they were infections, and such as would indanger our houses with the pestilence. Now there is not vnder heauen any Conicatcher that liueth so much by his wit, as sinne and wickednes doth by wiles: which doth not defraude men of their money, but of their saluation; which bringeth not plaguie stuffe to kill the bodie onely, but most pernicious corruptions to destroy both soule and bodie for euer.