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…

First, they add affliction to the afflicted, and make their burden Reasons. 1 more heavy which were sore pressed with other crosses and troubles before. For nothing is more grievous to mans nature, nor pierceth his heart deepelier, than to see himself despised. It was not the least of their sufferings which our Saviour ⟨p. 120⟩endured, the Scriptures foretelling of it, and numbering it among his grievous calamities. J am a worm and not a man a shame of ¹men, and the contempt of the people. All they that see me have me• in derision they make a mow and nod the head at me, And the Church also in the Psalms doth complain of the bitterness thereof, and vehemently craveth help at Gods hand against it. Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we have ²suffered too much contempt. Our soul is filled too full of the mocking of the wealthy, and of the despitefulness of the proud.

First, they add affliction to the afflicted, and make their burden Reasons. 1 more heauy which were sore pressed with other crosses and troubles before. For nothing is more grieuous to mans nature, nor pierceth his heart deepelier, than to see himselfe despised. It was not the least of theire fufferinges which our Sauiour ⟨p. 120⟩indured, the Scriptures foretelling of it, and numbring it among his grieuous calamities. J am a worme and not a man a shame of ¹men, and the contempt of the people. All they that see me haue me• in derision they make a mowe and nod the head at mee, And the Church also in the Psalmes doth complaine of the bitternes thereof, and vehemently craueth help at Gods hand against it. Haue mercie vpon vs, O Lorde, haue mercie vpon vs: for wee haue ²suffered too much contempt. Our soule is filled too full of the mocking of the vvealthie, and of the despitefulnes of the prowde.