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 A man can no way be made so happy as by being in Gods favour. If any other thing were better then this, it would here be named: for his purpose is to promise and perform the best. Good men do set their wits on work to find the way whereby they may most please him: and he doth set his wisdom on work to frame a recompense that may best pleasure them.

Doct. 1 A man can no way be made so happie as by beeing in Gods fauour. If any other thing were better then this, it would here be named: for his purpose is to promise and performe the best. Good men doe set their wits on worke to finde the way whereby they may most please him: and hee doth set his wisedome on work to frame a recompence that may best pleasure them.

What account David and others made of the favour of God, is showed in divers places of the Psalms, as when they break out ⟨p. 118⟩so earnestly into prayer, and redouble their petition, Turn us again O Lord God of hosts: cause thy face to shine upon us, and we shall be saved. That is, help us out of our captivity: restore us to ¹the place and means of thy worship: let us feel the testimonies of thy love, and our state will be blessed and happy. So where the same is acknowledged with thankfulness: Thy loving kindness is better then life: therefore my lips shall praise thee. Neither is this ²only Davids testimony, or feeling, or estimation of Gods love towards him, but many others have made such precious account thereof, as that they endured the loss of all their substance, and liberty, and life it self, and that with bitter pains and torment, rather then they would do any thing that might move the Lord ³to be angry with them.