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…

Use. 1 Instruction to use better means to be freed from punishment, and that is to take heed before how we fall into sin. So did Job provide for his impunity, by preserving his eyes, his heart and ¹his hands from lust and lewdness, from violence and cruelty, from Idolatry and covetousness, and all such misbehaviour, as might provoke Gods wrath against him. And if that be past, we have done such things already: run not from God to friends for to save us: let us not seek the help of their hands, unless it be to be lifted up with ours in prayer, but run to God by faith and holy humiliation. No other course will secure us from judgements deserved; neither the multitude of friends, nor the means they can make, nor their tender affection towards us, will prevail to succour us, if we fall into the hands of the living God. Haman in all mens judgement was surely backed, and so were Baals prophets, and yet committing sins of death, they received the sentence of death, and felt the execution of death in the presence of those ²whom they most depended upon.

Vse. 1 Instruction to vse better meanes to be freed from punishment, and that is to take heede before how we fall into sinne. So did Iob prouide for his impunitie, by preseruing his eyes, his heart and ¹his hands from lust and lewdnes, from violence and crueltie, from Idolatrie and couetousnesse, and all such misbehauiour, as might prouoke Gods wrath against him. And if that be past, wee haue done such things alreadie: runne not from God to friends for to saue vs: let vs not seeke the helpe of their hands, vnlesse it be to be lifted vp with ours in prayer, but runne to God by faith and holy humiliation. No other course wil secure vs from iudgements deserued; neither the multitude of friends, nor the meanes they can make, nor their tender affection towards vs, will preuaile to succour vs, if we fall into the hands of the liuing God. Haman in all mens iudgement was surely backt, and so were Baals prophets, and yet committing sinnes of death, they receiued the sentence of death, and felt the execution of death in the presence of those ²whom they most depended vpon.