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…

These words seem to contain an anticipation, or preventing of an objection, which might be moved against the latter point of the former verse. What speak you of destruction to come upon wicked men? I trust you will not extend it to all: for many of them are substantial wealthy men, of great state, and ability. Who can destroy them? What shall their power, and riches do the while? To this it is here answered, that riches avail not in the day of wrath: their wealth can neither withstand the strokes of God, nor lessen them, nor make them any whit the more able to bear them, when his anger doth execute judgements, and when his judgements declare his anger. But righteousness is that which delivereth from death, and all other miseries, that the sting thereof shall never make any man miserable. See the more full handling and prosecution of these words, in the second verse of the tenth chapter.

THese wordes seeme to containe an anticipation, or preuenting of an obiection, which might bee moued against the latter point of the former verse. What speake you of destruction to come vpon wicked men? I trust you will not extend it to all: for many of them are substantiall wealthy men, of great state, and abilitie. Who can destroy them? What shall their power, and riches doe the while? To this it is here answered, that riches auaile not in the day of wrath: their wealth can neither withstand the strokes of God, nor lessen them, nor make them any whit the more able to beare them, when his anger doth execute iudgements, and when his iudgements declare his anger. But righteousnesse is that which deliuereth from death, and all other miseries, that the sting thereof shall neuer make any man miserable. See the more full handling and prosecution of these words, in the second verse of the tenth chapter.