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 They shall miss of their expectation that hope to succour themselves by sinning. They apply a venomous plaster to their sore: they drink strong poison for a medicine: and they prop up their roof with burning firebrands. But the holy Ghost directeth ⟨p. 121⟩every one of us to a course directly contrary to this in the book of Job: If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let ¹no wickedness dwell in thy tabernacle. Then truly shalt thou lift up thy face without spot, and shalt be stable, and shalt not fear. And he doth indent with them whom he will deliver from death and misery, that they shall confess that their wickedness could stand them in no steed: If one say, I have sinned, and perverted righteousness, and it did not profit me, he will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light, Job 33. 27. 28.

Doct. 1 They shall misse of their expectation that hope to succour themselues by sinning. They applie a venomous plaister to their sore: they drinke strong poison for a medicine: and they prop vp their roofe with burning firebrands. But the holy Ghost directeth ⟨p. 121⟩euery one of vs to a course directly contrarie to this in the booke of Iob: If iniquitie be in thine hand, put it farre away, and let ¹no wickednesse dwell in thy tabernacle. Then truly shalt thou lift vp thy face without spot, and shalt be stable, and shalt not feare. And he doth indent with them whom hee will deliuer from death and miserie, that they shall confesse that their wickednes could stand them in no steed: If one say, I haue sinned, and peruerted righteousnes, and it did not profit me, he will deliuer his soule from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light, Iob 33. 27. 28.

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