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…

Doct. 2 But he that followeth] The more violent wicked men are in their sins, the more near they draw to destruction. When they course evil as the greyhound doth the Hare, and hunt for it, as the hungry lion, or other wild beast doth after his pray (for thence is the similitude taken) then they will overtake their death anon, and come speedily to damnation. As the misery of the Egyptians approached near unto them, so their cruelty increased towards the Israelites. And they were never more fiercely disposed ⟨p. 66⟩to kill and to slay, than when the waters were presently to do execution upon them. War was concluded without any great consultation; a mighty host was gathered, without any business of mustering; they were all in a readiness to fight, without any further training. So stood the case with the Sodomites, they were all set on mischief and madness immediately before they were destroyed. And so it fared with Ahab, who took his farewell toward his voyage and death, with contempt of the word of God, and persecution of his Prophet. And so we might note Belshazzar, and Haman, and many others for this purpose, whom the Lord cut off in the very practise of some notable mischief.

Doct. 2 But he that followeth] The more violent wicked men are in their sinnes, the more neere they draw to destruction. When they course euill as the grayhound doth the Hare, and hunt for it, as the hungry lion, or other wild beast doth after his pray (for thence is the similitude taken) then they will ouertake their death anon, and come speedily to damnation. As the miserie of the Aegyptians approached neere vnto them, so their crueltie increased towards the Israelites. And they were neuer more fiercely disposed ⟨p. 66⟩to kill and to slay, than when the waters were presently to doe execution vpon them. Warre was concluded without any great consultation; a mightie hoste was gathered, without any busines of mustering; they were all in a readines to fight, without any further training. So stood the case with the Sodomites, they were all set on mischiefe and madnes immediatly before they were destroyed. And so it fared with Ahab, who tooke his farewell toward his voyage and death, with contempt of the word of God, and persecution of his Prophet. And so we might note Belshazzer, and Haman, and many others for this purpose, whom the Lord cut off in the very practise of some notable mischiefe.