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, the one showeth his pride, and lifteth up himself, when Reasons. 1 God would have him to be cast down and humbled, & the other his discontentment, when he ought to acknowledge the liberal hand of God towards him. The former deal like those creatures that raise up their backs, and bristles, and feathers, and seem to be double as great as they are in deed: and the latter like those that wrap up their bodies, and suffer scarce the one half of themselves to be seen.

First, the one sheweth his pride, and lifteth vp himselfe, when Reasons. 1 God would haue him to be cast downe and humbled, & the other his discontentment, when he ought to acknowledge the liberall hand of God towards him. The former deale like those creatures that raise vp their backs, and bristles, and feathers, and seeme to be double as great as they are in deed: and the latter like those that wrap vp their bodies, and suffer scarce the one halfe of themselues to be seene.

Secondly, the one endangereth his brethren by his fair show, §2emboldening them both to lend to him, and promise for him, and traffic with him to their great hurt and damage, and the other defraudeth his brethren by casting his burden for public expenses upon them, and robbeth both Prince and country of those dues which in right he oweth unto them.

Secondly, the one endangereth his brethren by his fayr show, §2imboldening them both to lend to him, and promise for him, and trafick with him to their great hurt and dammage, and the other defraudeth his brethren by casting his burden for publick expences vpon them, and robbeth both Prince and country of those dues which in right he oweth vnto them.