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…

They which are least careful to learn the trueth▪ are most credulous to hearken to lies. They could not but attain to wisdom, if they would give ear to their instructions of knowledge: & truth embraced would preserve them from listening to errors. We have a common proverb, that fair words make fools▪ fain, when we see by common practise on the contrary side, that faithful words do make fools to fret. The counsel of God which Ezekiel and Jeremiah delivered to the people of their time, were no more regarded of the most than blasts of wind: but the lying divinations which the false prophets uttered were of as great force with them as oracles, those they hoped would be confirmed. And our¹ Saviour himself speaketh of the manner of his entertainment among² those of his time, saying, I am come in my fathers name, and ye receive me not: if an other shall come in his own name, him will ye receive. Reasons. 1

They which are least carefull to learn the trueth▪ are most credulous to hearken to lies. They could not but attaine to wisedome, if they would giue ear to their instructions of knowledge: & truth imbraced would preserue them from listening to errors. VVe haue a common prouerb, that faire words make fools▪ faine, when we see by cōmon practise on the contrary side, that •aithful words do make fooles to frette. The counsell of God which Ezechiel and Ieremy deliuered to the people of their time, were no more regarded of the most than blasts of wind: but the lying diuinatiōs which the false prophets vttered were of as great force with thē as oracles, those they hoped would be confirmed. And our¹ Sauiour himselfe speaketh of the maner of his entertainement among² those of his time, saying, I am come in my fathers name, and ye receiue me not: if an other shall come in his owne name, him will ye receiue. Reasons. 1