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…

HE that so reposeth upon his wealth, as that for love and desire thereof, he is willing, and in confidence thereof he is bold to sin against God; he which hopeth it will keep him from troubles, or rid him out of troubles, or any way confer happiness to him, this man shall surely be brought down, and fall into mischief. And so by the same proportion, shall all those which trust to men, or to wit, or to any other creature. On the other side, just men are all on the mending hand; they are well planted, they grow in a fruitful ground by the rivers of water, they have the Lord Jesus Christ for their root, they have God the Father to dress and keep them, and therefore they shall flourish as a branch which groweth and hath green leaves. The drought of adversity shall not hurt them, the dues of wholesome prosperity shall not fail them. They shall have safety for their bodies, graces for their souls, competency for their state, and all good furtherances for their everlasting glory. Thus standeth the opposition. The wicked trust in their riches, and they shall fall like rotten boughs: but the righteous trust in the Lord, and they shall grow like flourishing branches.

HE that so reposeth vpon his wealth, as that for loue and desire thereof, hee is willing, and in confidence thereof hee is bold to sinne against God; hee which hopeth it will keepe him from troubles, or rid him out of troubles, or any way conferre happinesse to him, this man shall surely bee brought downe, and fall into mischiefe. And so by the same proportion, shall all those which trust to men, or to wit, or to any other creature. On the other side, iust men are all on the mending hand; they are well planted, they grow in a fruitfull ground by the riuers of water, they haue the Lord Iesus Christ for their roote, they haue God the Father to dresse and keepe them, and therefore they shall flourish as a branch which groweth and hath greene leaues. The drought of aduersitie shall not hurt them, the dewes of wholesome prosperitie shall not faile them. They shall haue safetie for their bodies, graces for their soules, competencie for their state, and all good furtherances for their euerlasting glorie. Thus standeth the opposition. The wicked trust in their riches, and they shall fall like rotten boughes: but the righteous trust in the Lord, and they shall grow like flourishing branches.