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…

Our Saviour Christ himself could easily endure both pains and poverty, and hunger and thirst, and contempt, and reproach, and all other crosses from his youth upward, but when our transgressions brought upon him Gods indignation, when for the sins of his people, he was to sustain the wrath of his father, then, though he was most perfectly patient, yet he could no longer forbear to bemoan his importable burden that lay upon him: My soul saith he, is heavy even unto the death: then he prayeth; Father if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; then in a bitter agony he falleth a sweating, and that of drops of blood: and lastly after all this, at the finishing of his passion, and the perfecting of our redemption, he sendeth up a pathetical complaint to his father, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Our Sauiour Christ himselfe could easily endure both paines and pouerty, and hunger and thirst, and contempt, and reproche, and all other crosses from his youth vpward, but when our transgressions brought vpon him Gods indignation, when for the sins of his people, he was to sustaine the wrath of his father, then, though he was most perfectly patient, yet he could no longer forbeare to bemone his importable burden that lay vpon him: My soule saith he, is heauie euen vnto the death: then he praieth; Father if it be possible, let this cup passe from me; then in a bitter agony he falleth a sweating, and that of drops of bloud: and lastly after all this, at the finishing of his passion, and the perfecting of our redemption, he sendeth vp a patheticall complaint to his father, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Admonition to be heedful continually, that we expose not Use. 1 our hearts to these dirall and bitter terrors, by provoking the Lord to wrath with any presumptuous offences. If we will walk in such ways, as whereby his spirit shall be grieved, he will bring our ways upon our own heads, and cause our hearts to be affrighted. Hardness may happily hold possession of them, and make them senseless without all feeling for a time, but howsoever it keepeth out grace, yet it cannot always keep out fears, and though it put men in hope of peace and safety, yet it conspireth against them and hasteneth their dread and dangers. If they belong unto the Lord, this horror will be a working medicine to cure them of their security and sinfulness: if they be children of destruction, it will be a clear evidence of God his justice, & that others may beware of being secure, and sinful. Oh how wise therefore be they, and provident for their own happiness, which prevent this burden of misery, by timely eschewing of vice and wickedness: which upon examination of their ways, do fear themselves with the threatenings of the law, that God may embolden them with the promises of the Gospel: which afflict their souls with sorrow for their sins, that he may refresh them with the pardon of the same?