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…

Depart &c. break off society and fellowship with the ungodly person, be not familiar with him. Not that it is altogether unlawful to have any dealing with the wicked in common duties, but to be joined too near unto them. We are not simply forbidden to buy or sell, or to eat or drink with them sometimes, when upon due occasions we are called thereunto, so that we willingly make not choice of their company, but to join in marriage with them, to make them privy to our counsel, or to use them as inward and special friends, this is here forbidden, & this is unlawful. And from him whom thou perceivest not to have the lips of knowledge, that is, separate thy self, & converse not, especially confer not with such as from their ignorant minds use to talk ignorantly with their tongues. And yet his meaning is not that we should forbear all speech with them that want knowledge; or speak not according to knowledge: for they have most need to be instructed: but he doth admonish us to beware both of them that breath out pestilent and contagious words, to pervert others, and resist the truth contentiously and will never be brought to see their own ignorance and error.

DEpart &c. breake off society and fellowship with the vngodly person, be not familiar with him. Not that it is altogether vnlawfull to haue any dealing with the wicked in common dueties, but to be ioyned too neere vnto them. We are not simply forbidden to buy or sell, or to eate or drinke with them sometimes, when vpon due occasions we are called thereunto, so that we willingly make not choise of their company, but to ioine in marriage with them, to make them priuy to our counsell, or to vse them as inward and speciall friends, this is heere forbidden, & this is vnlawfull. And from him whome thou perceiuest not to haue the lippes of knowledge, that is, separate thy selfe, & conuerse not, especially conferre not with such as from their ignorant minds vse to talke ignorantly with their tongues. And yet his meaning is not that wee should forbeare all speech with them that want knowledge; or speake not according to knowledge: for they haue most need to be instructed: but he doth admonish vs to beware both of them that breath out pestilent and contagious wordes, to peruert others, and resist the truth contentiously and will neuer be brought to see their owne ignorance and errour.