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…

Confutation of that error which is in the mouths of money Use. 1 and the minds of more, that he which will be religious, must needs be contemptible, and the way to become great is to grow sinful and godless. Flesh and blood Indeed, would ⟨p. 116⟩have it so, and therefore fleshly men imagine it to be so: they carry an envious heart against the righteous, and therefore be grieved that the righteous should either rise or stand: but he that setteth up & establisheth, and he that casteth down and depresseth, declareth his purpose (which his power also accomplisheth (that his servants shall be made honourable with preferment, and his enemies made underlines with debasement: Daniels faithfulness did never bring him to reproach, nor his adversaries falsehood did ever win them credit. Mordecai could not be kept down, because he was a godly Jew, nor Haman could not be held up, because he was an impious Amalekite. Read through the whole book of the Scriptures, & it will appear that of all the kings (they which were most holy and zealous for the worship of God,) did always best prosper in their own estate. That which is spoken in the Psalm concerning the happiness of them that fear God, will infallibly be verified of every one of them in due season: His ¹horn shall be exalted with glory. The wicked shall see it, and be angry, he shall gnash with his teeth, and consume a away: the desire of the wickedsh all perish.

Confutation of that error which is in the mouthes of monie Vse. 1 and the mindes of more, that hee which will bee religious, must needes bee contemp••ble, and the waie to become greate is to growe sinfull and godlesse. Flesh and blood Indeede, woulde ⟨p. 116⟩haue it so, and therefore fleshly men imagine it to be so: they cary an enuious heart against the righteous, and therefore bee grieued that the righteous should either rise or stand: but he that setteth vp & establisheth, and he that casteth down and depresseth, declareth his purpose (which his power also accomplisheth (that his seruants shall be made honourable with preferment, and his enemies made vnderlines with debasemen•: Daniels faithfulnes did neuer bring him to reproch, nor his aduersaries falshood did euer winne them credit. Mordecay could not be kept downe, because he was a godly Iewe, nor Haman could not bee held vp, because he was an impious Amalekite. Read through the whole book of the Scriptures, & it will appear that of al the kings (they which were most holy and zealous for the worship of God,) did alwaies best prosper in their owne estate. That which is spoken in the Psalme concerning the happines of them that feare God, wil infallibly be verified of euery one of them in due season: His