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, they are overwhelmed with the mist of darkness, and covered with the spirit of error and ignorance: the devil hath blinded their minds (as the Apostle saith) that all judgement and ¹understanding is taken away from them. And S. Paul testifieth, that when he was in the worst case, he knew nothing but that he had been in the best: before he knew the meaning of the law, he made no doubt but that he had been alive: but when he saw the sense and justice of the commandment, he found sin to be alive, and himself to be dead: Rom. 7. 9. 10.

Reasons. 1 First, they are ouerwhelmed with the mist of darknesse, and couered with the spirit of error and ignorance: the diuell hath blinded their minds (as the Apostle saith) that all iudgement and ¹vnderstanding is taken away from them. And S. Paul testifieth, that when he was in the worst case, he knew nothing but that hee had been in the best: before he knew the meaning of the law, hee made noe doubt but that he had been aliue: but when hee saw the sense and iustice of the commandement, he found sinne to be aliue, and himselfe to be dead: Rom. 7. 9. 10.

1. 12. Cor. 4. 4.

Secondly, the custom of sinning doth obdurate the heart, and deprive it of all sense of the sin, though never so heinous: the feeling faileth, and lust with a greedy desire of satisfying it self in evil, increaseth every day to a fullness.

Secondly, the custome of sinning doth obdurate the heart, and depriue it of all sense of the sinne, though neuer so hainous: the feeling faileth, and lust with a greedy desire of satisfying it selfe in euill, increaseth euery day to a fulnesse.