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. First, the mouth of the man is the mouth of the mans treasure: that which he speaketh he best loveth: that which is most in the lips, hath greatest place in the heart. If therefore the trueth be deer unto him, he will assuredly show it forth, when he shall stand for that purpose before God, and his substitute, and do so good a service of love and piety: but if he have any fellowship with falsehood, he will now take part with it, being void of the fear of God, and afraid to displease man, and having so fit opportunity to gratify his fleshly friends, and to procure thanks, and recompense to himself.

Reasons. First, the mouth of the man is the mouth of the mans treasure: that which he speaketh he best loueth: that which is most in the lippes, hath greatest place in the heart. If therefore the trueth be deere vnto him, he will assuredly shew it forth, when hee shall stand for that purpose before God, and his substitute, and doe so good a seruice of loue and pietie: but if hee haue any fellowship with falsehood, he will now take part with it, beeing voide of the feare of God, and affraide to displease man, and hauing so fit opportunity to gratifie his fleshly friends, and to procure thanks, and recompence to himselfe.

Secondly, no man exerciseth the truth at any time conscionably but by the spirit of trueth, and that directing mens hearts at other times in matters of less weight, will not fail them at their greatest need, when they are to perform a duty of so great importance: and so on the other side Satan hath the disposing of their tongues that give themselves to lying: he is their father, he teacheth them their trade, and tasketh them in their work, and they be wholly at his commandment: and who doubteth but that he will command them to be on his side, and to take against the truth so far as the knowledge of the truth shall make against his practises?

Secondly, no man exerciseth the truth at any time conscionably but by the spirit of trueth, and that directing mens hearts at other times in matters of lesse weight, will not faile them at their greatest neede, when they are to performe a duetie of so great importance: and so on the other side Sathan hath the disposing of their tongues that giue themselues to lying: he is their father, he teacheth them their trade, and tasketh them in their worke, and they be wholy at his commaundement: and who doubteth but that he will commaund them to be on his side, and to take against the truth so farre as the knowledge of the truth shall make against his practises?