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…

Reasons. 1 First, he drieth up the spring and fountain of all hurts and ⟨p. 151⟩dangers, and that is sin; the guiltiness of it is taken away by remission, and the punishment by his suffering, and the power by his grace, & what then is the peril that we should stand in fear of?

Reasons. 1 First, he drieth vp the spring and fountaine of all hurts and ⟨p. 151⟩dangers, and that is sinne; the guiltinesse of it is taken away by remission, and the punishment by his suffring, and the power by his grace, & what then is the peril that we shuld stand in feare of?

Secondly, he maketh all his fruitful, and the fruit is a fence to Gods trees, though mens be more beaten and broken by cudgels and poles for that which groweth upon them.

Secondly, he maketh all his fruitfull, and the fruite is a fence to Gods trees, though mens bee more beaten and broken by cudgels and poles for that which groweth vpon them.

Thirdly, every one of them that have Christ for their root, have God the Father for their dresser and keeper: Joh. 15. And therefore if any thing be hurtful in them, he taketh it away: if any thing be wanting to them, he maketh supply: if violence be attempted against them, he resisteth it. This happiness of the Church and use of particular Christians doth God himself speak of, making profession of his provident care of them in the prophecy of Isaiah, Sing, saith he, of the vineyard of red wine. I the Lord do keep it: I will water it every moment: lest any assail it, I