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…

Verse 21. Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished, but the seed of the righteous shall escape.

Verse 21. Though hand ioyne in hand, the wicked shall not be vnpunished, but the seede of the righteous shall escape.

Though ungodly men have many friends, and such as be mighty: though they join all their forces together to aide and defend one another, or all of them one, yet they shall not be able to minister any help or succour when the Lord taketh them in hand to plague them. On the other side, though righteous men seem to be in great peril, and have fewer friends, and those also poor and feeble, yet they shall get out and be delivered, and not only so, but their children and posterity also shall be preserved: So that whereas many strong wicked men cannot deliver one, one weak godly man shall deliver many.

THough vngodly men haue many friends, and such as bee mightie: though they ioyne all their forces together to aide and defend one another, or all of them one, yet they shall not bee able to minister any helpe or succour when the Lord taketh them in hand to plague them. On the other side, though righteous men seeme to be in great perill, and haue fewer friends, and those also poore and feeble, yet they shall get out and be deliuered, and not onely so, but their children and posteritie also shall be preserued: So that whereas many strong wicked men cannot deliuer one, one weake godly man shall deliuer many.

Doct. 1 Ungodly men are nothing the better for all the friends they have: their plotting together and combination is of no force at all for their preservation, but rather for their ruin. The Lord by the Prophet Isaiah doth deridingly challenge, and after a sort dare the enemies of the Church to attempt any thing against his