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. 1 Whosoever is given to frowardness, is wholly void of uprightness. A sincere hearted Christian may through infirmity, fall into a fit of frowardness for a time, as Asa did, when he cast the Prophet into prison, for reproving his sin: but to have the habit of it to be froward, is opposed as contrary to being upright. So ⟨p. 68⟩were the qualities one set against another in the third verse of this chapter: The uprightness of the just shall guide them: but the frowardness of the transgressors shall destroy them. So are the persons contrarily dealt with as contraries by the testimony of David: With the upright man thou wilt show thy self upright: with the pure thou wilt show thy self pure; and with the froward thou wilt set thy self to wrestle. Psal. 18. 25. 26.

Doct. 1 Whosoeuer is giuen to frowardnes, is wholly voide of vprightnes. A sincere hearted Christian may through infirmitie, fall into a fit of frowardnes for a time, as Asa did, when he cast the Prophet into prison, for reprouing his sinne: but to haue the habite of it to be froward, is opposed as contrarie to being vpright. So ⟨p. 68⟩were the qualities one set against another in the third verse of this chapter: The vprightnes of the iust shall guide them: but the frowardnes of the transgressors shall destroy them. So are the persons contrarily dealt with as contraries by the testimonie of Dauid: With the vpright man thou wilt shew thy selfe vpright: with the pure thou wilt shew thy selfe pure; and with the froward thou wilt set thy selfe to wrestle. Psal. 18. 25. 26.

Reasons. 1 First, the upright man hath a respect to all the Commandments of God, with desire and endeavour to keep them, as David professeth of himself: All his laws were before me, and I did not cast away his commandments from me. So was I upright with him, and have kept me from my wickedness,