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…

Thirdly, Gods justice in putting a difference between him §3that stealeth a mans goods, and of him that taketh away a mans life, doth evidently show, that life is more excellent than wealth. The one is enjoined by the Law to make restitution with double recompense, and sometimes with threefold, and sometimes with four fold, or to be made a bond man: but the other is adjudged to dye for shedding of blood, unless it were done at unawares, and altogether against his will,

Thirdly, Gods iustice in putting a difference betweene him §3that stealeth a mans goods, and of him that taketh away a mans life, doth euidently show, that life is more excellent than wealth. The one is inioyned by the Lawe to make restitution with double recompence, and sometimes with threefold, and sometimes with foure folde, or to be made a bond man: but the other is adiudged to dye for shedding of bloud, vnlesse it were done at vnawares, and altogether against his will,

Reproof of them that either by immoderate labour and travail, Use. 1 or by carking and caring, or by denying to themselves competent apparel, wholesome food and needful physic, do wear out themselves, and cut their lives the shorter, that they may multiply their riches, and make their livings the larger. And this is yet a greater fault, that many prefer the earthly goods before an heavenly life, and relinquish the one and that for ever, to obtain the other, though but for a short season. But of all, and all, those cursed homicides are to be condemned which in desperate manner lay violent hands upon themselves, when riches will not come to them, or stay with them according to their full contentment. If they cannot increase their substance, they wilfully increase their own sorrow: if God take away any part of their wealth, they throw away their life after it, and rejecting both the continuance of this temporal life, and the hope of that which is everlasting, do purposely cast their souls into hell, and make themselves miserable for evermore.