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 to cleanse our harts from all folly and wickedness, Use. 1 ⟨p. 146⟩least our names be stained at last with reproach and infamy, If we would be ashamed to have our uncleanness, or falsehood, or pride, or any kind of impiety, or naughtiness bud forth in our lives, beware how we suffer the roots thereof to grow in our souls: If it be our disgrace that men should see the streams of sin issuing out in the practise of our behaviour, we can never be out of danger of disgrace, so long as God beholdeth the fountain of sinfulness springing in our hearts. No Art nor wit can serve to keep it in, when occasions shall be offered to draw it out. When Ahithophel himself, though a most cunning politician, would not take heed of secret disloyalty against David, he could not but break out into open rebellion with Absalom.

Instruction to cleanse our harts from all folly and wickednes, Vse. 1 ⟨p. 146⟩least our names bee stained at last with reproach and infamy, Yf we would be ashamed to haue our vncleannesse, or falsehood, or pride, or any kind of impiety, or naughtines bud forth in our liues, beware how we suffer the rootes thereof to grow in our soules: If it be our disgrace that men should see the streames of sinne issuing out in the practise of our behauiour, we can neuer be out of danger of disgrace, so long as God beholdeth the foū taine of sinfulnes springing in our heartes. No Art nor wit can serue to keepe it in, when occasions shall be offred to drawe it out. When Achitophell himselfe, though a most cunning politician, would not take heede of secret disloyaltie againste Dauid, hee could not but breake out into open rebellion with Abshalom.

Verse. 34. Justice exalteth a nation, but sin is shame to the people.

Verse. 34. Iustice exalteth a nation, but sinne is shame to the people.