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…

Thirdly, if we use our selves in conscience and compassion to look well to our beasts, we cannot but deal more mercifully with men: but if we accustom our selves to be cruel to them, we shall in time grow to be fierce and violent towards our brethren.

Thirdly, if we vse our selues in conscience and compassion to looke well to our beasts, wee cannot but deale more mercifullie with men: but if we accustome our selues to bee cruell to them, wee shall in time grow to bee fierce and violent towards our brethren.

Use. 1 Instruction, that we should not only exercise good husbandry in keeping our cattle well, that they may do us the more work, or carry us the better, or live the longer, or be more saleable, but also to practise the duty of righteousness in obeying God herein. That is certain that many wicked men regard the lives of their beasts and provide plenty of food for them, yet not in mercy but in covetousness: not in love to the creature, or him that made it; but in desire of their own gain and lucre: for they respect their horses, sheep and oxen, more then their neighbours state, or their own salvation; but these are not the righteous men which are here commended: A president and example ⟨p. 142⟩of faithful regard of his beast, is to be found in the servant of Abraham, in his journey to Nahor's city, in Aram Naharaim, who when he was come to the place, whither he was sent, took order first that the Camels should be unsaddled, and meted, and have litter put unto them, and then dealt in the business wherein ¹he was employed, and after these things took his own refection.

Vse. 1 Instruction, that wee should not onely exercise good husbandrie in keeping our cattell well, that they may doe vs the more worke, or carrie vs the better, or liue the longer, or be more saleable, but also to practise the dutie of righteousnesse in obeying God herein. That is certaine that many wicked men regard the liues of their beasts and prouide plentie of foode for them, yet not in mercie but in couetousnesse: not in loue to the creature, or him that made it; but in desire of their owne gaine and lucre: for they respect their horses, sheepe and oxen, more then their neighbours state, or their owne saluation; but these are not the righteous men which are here commended: A president and example