A plain and familiar exposition of the thirteenth and fourteenth chapters of the Proverbs…A plaine and familiar exposition of the thirteenth and fourteenth chapters of the Prouerbs…

Consolation for godly and religious persons whom no man Use. 1 can bereave of their blessed estate. The Sun of righteousness ariseth unto them, and shineth perpetually within their horizon, though the winds of malice and temptation blow up never so many clouds of fears and troubles against them. Gods chastisements for their humiliation and trial, their own sorrow for their sins and offences, and their adversaries violence for their overthrow and ruin, will never take away their comfort and glory from them. The foggy mists of tribulations and afflictions do seem divers times to overwhelm them wholly; and yet saith the Prophet in the name of the Church; Though ¹I fall, I shall arise: when I shall sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me. The hideous black clouds of disgrace and contempt, of slanders and injurious accusations do threaten to cover them for evermore, and yet saith David, ²Commit thy way unto the Lord, and he shall bring forth thy righteousness, as the light, and thy judgement as the noon day. So that whiles there is a God to send help to his people from heaven, or to call them to glory in heaven, they are not destitute of happiness.

Consolation for godly and religious persons whom no man Vse. 1 can bereaue of their blessed estate. The Sunne of righteousnes ariseth vnto them, and shineth perpetually within their horizon, though the windes of malice and temptation blowe vp neuer so many clowdes of feares and troubles against them. Gods chastisements for their humiliation and triall, their owne sorrowe for their sinnes and offences, and their aduersaries violence for their ouerthrow and ruine, will neuer take away their comfort and glory from them. The foggy mistes of tribulations and afflictions doe seeme diuers times to ouerwhelme them wholy; and yet sayth the Prophet in the name of the Church; Though ¹I fall, I shall arise: when I shall sitte in darknesse, the Lord shall be a light vnto mee. The hideous blacke clowdes of disgrace and contempt, of slaunders and iniurious accusations doe threaten to couer them for euermore, and yet sayth Dauid, ²Committe thy waie vnto the Lord, and hee shall bring foorth thy righteousnesse, as the light, and thy iudgement as the noone day. So that whiles there is a God to send helpe to his people from heauen, or to call them to glory in heauen, they are not destitute of happines.