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…

Every godly man, every prudent man, every natural man, that is not stripped of all humanity, and the very nature of a man, will be at charges to redeem his life with his goods. That which our Saviour speaks concerning food, and apparel, the most needful outward things, is consequently true in all other things¹ being less necessary. Is not the life more worth then meat? and the body then raiment? And it is ascribed to the Lords mercy that Lot ²and his daughters were delivered from the destruction of Sodom, though, as it appeareth by due consequence, all his goods did perish. Jobs cause doth also make it manifest, whose life the Lord so dearly tendered, when he gave Satan liberty to spoil him of all his substance.

Euery godly man, euery prudent man, euery naturall man, that is not stript of all humanity, and the very nature of a man, will be at charges to redeeme his life with his goods. That which our Sauiour speakes concerning foode, and apparrell, the most needfull outward things, is consequently true in all other things¹ being lesse necessary. Is not the life more worth then meate? and the bodie then raiment? And it is ascribed to the Lords mercy that Lot ²and his daughters were deliuered from the destruction of Sodom, though, as it appeareth by due consequence, all his goods did perish. Iobs cause doth also make it manifest, whose life the Lord so dearely tendered, when he gaue Satan liberty to spoile him of all his substance.

1. 1Mat. 6. 25.
2. 2Gen. 19. 16.