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…

The Amalekites which sacked Ziglag, and took the spoil of the city, with Davids wives and substance, were prosperous hunters in show at the first, yet they roasted not their pray, but provided it for Davids use, and David dealt with them, as with beasts that are hunted into the net.

The Amalakites which sacked Ziglag, and tooke the spoile of the citie, with Dauids wiues and substance, were prosperous hunters in shew at the first, yet they rosted not their pray, but prouided it for Dauids vse, and Dauid dealt with them, as with beasts that are hunted into the net.

Reasons. 1 First, the use and comfort of all things proceedeth only from Gods gift and blessing, and standeth not in the mere getting, and possession of them: and all deceitful persons both in a general respect, because of their wickedness, and in a special regard for their fraudulent and guileful behaviour, are subject to malediction, and to be cursed in every thing that they deal in, or which belongeth unto them.

Reasons. 1 First, the vse and comfort of all things proceedeth onely from Gods gift and blessing, and standeth not in the meere getting, and possession of thē: and all deceitfull persons both in a generall respect, because of their wickednesse, and in a speciall regard for their fraudulent and guilefull behauiour, are subiect to malediction, and to be cursed in euery thing that they deale in, or which belongeth vnto them.

Secondly, though the ungodly have many times power and ability to increase their goods, yet the use and fruition of all good things is appropriated peculiarly and entailed to the righteous, for whom the wicked are set on work, and not for themselves.