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…

Instruction when griefs and troubles, disquiet our hearts, to examine of what sort they be, whether worldly or godly: if worldly, Use. 1 they are miserable and tend to death: if godly, they are comfortable, and tend to life. Now for trial, consider not only ⟨p. 104⟩from whence they spring at first, but whither they lead us at last: for many times it falleth out that those fears and sorrows which grow from worldly respects, and matters concerning the body, are changed into a contrary nature, and be merely for the sins¹ of the soul, as may appear by the example of the Jailer. Do they therefore cause us to search our hearts more deeply, and to hate our sins more deadly; Are we further from self-liking, and better persuaded of God, and more attentive to Gods word and the counsel of his servants, than formerly we have been? Then though our anguishes are not pleasant yet they are profitable, though they seem not joyous for the present. yet they procure joy to follow after. According to this is that saying in the Lamentations: Remembering mine afflictions, and my mourning, the wormwood, and the gall. My soul hath them in remembrance, and is ²humbled in me, therefore have I hope. It is the Lords mercies that we are not consumed.

Jnstruction when griefes and troubles, disquiet our heartes, to examine of what sort they be, whether worldly or godly: if worldlie, Vse. 1 they are miserable and tend to death: if godly, they are comfortable, and tend to life. Now for triall, consider not onelie ⟨p. 104⟩from whence they spring at first, but whither they lead vs at last: for many times it falleth out that those feares and sorrows which grow from worldly respects, and matters concerning the bodie, are chaunged into a contrary nature, and be meerely for the sins¹ of the soule, as may appeare by the example of the Iayler. Doe they therefore cause vs to search our hearts more deepelie, and to hate our sins more deadly; Are we further from selfe-liking, and better perswaded of God, and more attentiue to Gods word and the counsell of his seruants, than formerly wee haue beene? Then though our anguishes are not pleasant yet they are profitable, though they seeme not ioyous for the present. yet they procure ioy to follow after. According to this is that saying in the Lamentations: Remembring mine afflictions, and my mourning, the wormewood, and the gall. My soul hath thē in remembrance, and is