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 them that perfume all their words, and works Use. 1 with profaneness, to be the better liked in all companies, and use sin as a preservation against shame and reproach. Pride is a chain unto them, and cruelty covereth them as a garment, and notorious impiety and licentiousness, are their principal ornaments, and holy days attire, wherewith they deck themselves for greatest bravery. Such is the corruption of our times, ⟨p. 18⟩that it is esteemed the best way for men to grace themselves in the world, by professing themselves graceless and void of all godliness. But either Solomons affirmation is false (which were impious to imagine) when he saith, that sin is a shame to a people, or¹ else their expectation is foolish (which will surely so appear) when they think to gain glory by that whereby so many others are made contemptible. Vain, needs must the hope be, of washing fair in a foul puddle, or of making ones self sweet by wallowing in a sink, or filthy privy.

Confutation of them that perfume all their words, and works Vse. 1 with prophanenes, to be the better liked in all companies, and vse sinne as a preseruation against shame and reproache. Pride is a chaine vnto them, and cruelty couereth them as a garment, and notorious impiety and licentiousnesse, are their principall ornaments, and holy dayes attire, wherewith they deck themselues for greatest brauery. Such is the corruption of our times, ⟨p. 18⟩that it is esteemed the best way for men to grace themselues in the world, by professing themselues gracelesse and voide of all godlines. But either Salomons affirmation is false (which were impious to imagine) when he saith, that sinne is a shame to a people, or¹ else their expectation is foolish (which will surely so appeare) when they thinke to gaine glory by that whereby so many others are made contemptible. Vaine, needs must the hope be, of washing faire in a foule puddle, or of making ones selfe sweet by wallowing in a sinke, or filthy priuy.

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