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…

Secondly, scornfulness groweth from an habit of many great sins. which men have formerly committed and lived in, §2like an ulcer gathered of divers corrupt humours.

Secondly, scornfulnes groweth from an habite of many great sinnes. which men haue formerly committed and liued in, §2like an vlcer gathered of diuers corrupt humours.

No Man is borne a scorner, nor becometh such a one at the first, but is made so by degrees, as appeareth in the first Psalm▪ After he hath walked a while, in the Counsel of the wicked, he cometh to stand in the way of sinners, and then at the last he takes up his rest, and sits himself down in the Seat of the scornful. So that by their own sinful custom, and GODS righteous curse, their hearts are hardened to work Iniquity with over greediness, ⟨p. 6⟩and then will they malign all those that dislike their course, with bitterness. And add yet further, that there is in their consciences a hidden discouragement, and privy despair, both of pardon of their sinfulness, and possibility to leave it, and that doth exasperate them against such as shall be dealing with it. Who is willing to have his filthy wound unwrapped and laid open to his disgrace, and raked into, and tented to his torment, when he taketh it to be altogether uncurable?

No Man is borne a scorner, nor becommeth such a one at the first, but is made so by degrees, as appeareth in the first Psalme▪ After he hath walked a while, in the Counsell of the wicked, he commeth to stand in the way of sinners, and then at the last hee takes vppe his rest, and sittes himselfe downe in the Seate of the scornefull. So that by their owne sinnefull custome, and GODS righteous curse, their heartes are hardened to worke Jniquitie with ouer greedynesse,