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…

Secondly, either his household is discouraged from diligence by his crooked perverseness, or else withdrawn from faithfulness by learning to be sinful, and both of these tend one way, namely, to the overthrow of his estate.

Secondly, either his household is discouraged from diligence by his crooked peruersenes, or else withdrawne from faithfulnes by learning to be sinfull, and both of these tend one way, namely, to the ouerthrow of his estate.

Use. 1 Admonition to be good governors of our families, and good husbands for our estates, not only in conscience to obey God for our everlasting salvation, but in Christian providence ⟨p. 101⟩for our present condition; if not to get, yet to save, as to preserve our goods, so to retain our freedom. For albeit that villenage and bondage be not now in use among us, yet imprisonment is not altogether out of use. And every one is so far in servitude, and in the creditors power, as he wanteth ability to pay his debts. He may well be said to be another mans servant, whose state and liberty doth stand at another mans courtesy.

Vse. 1 Admonition to bee good gouernours of our families, and good husbands for our estates, not onely in conscience to obey God for our euerlasting saluation, but in Christian prouidence ⟨p. 101⟩for our present condition; if not to get, yet to saue, as to preserue our goods, so to retaine our freedome. For albeit that villenage and bondage be not now in vse among vs, yet imprisonment is not altogether out of vse. And euery one is so farre in seruitude, and in the creditours power, as hee wanteth abilitie to pay his debts. He may well be said to be another mans seruant, whose state and libertie doth stand at another mans curtesie.