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…

First, this may be seen by their demeanour towards such as would draw them out of their iniquities, and persuade them to holy and Christian conversation. How do they fret and scorn at them? how passionate and bitter do they grow against them, as if they had offered some great indignity unto them?

First, this may be seene by their demeanour towards such as would draw them out of their iniquities, and perswade them to holy and Christian conuersation. How do they fret and scorne at them? how passionate and bitter do they grow against them, as if they had offered some great indignity vnto them?

It is truly verified in the most which the Lord testifieth against the Israelites. When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of ¹Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria. When their faults are spoken against, they stand as stiffly for them, as they would for their dearest friends, traduced by make bates. When they are dissuaded from Satan's service, they more abhor the motion, then to be enticed to disloyalty by traitors. The Sodomites were as violent against Lot, dehorting them from their sin, as if he had been found subverting their City.

It is truely verified in the most which the Lord testifieth against the Israelites. When I would haue healed Israel, then the iniquity of ¹Ephraim was discouered, and the wickednes of Samaria. When their faults are spoken against, they stand as stifly for them, as they would for their dearest friends, traduced by make bates. Whē they are disswaded from satans seruice, they more abhor the motion, then to be inticed to disloyalty by traytors. The Sodomites were as violent against Lot, dehorting them from their sinne, as if he had been found subuerting their City.

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