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Doct. Instruction is evil] The worst men are most unwilling to be taught how to amend their lives: The sicker their souls are, the more they distaste the Lords medicines: the more beggarly their hearts be, the less they desire the riches of grace: and the greater speed they make towards their destruction, the more offensively they take it to be recalled to the way of salvation. It hath been showed in the ninth chapter, and shall be again in the next verse (save one) of this, that scorners use to hate them that reprove them. Nathan, ¹and Gad, and all that dealt with David, found always good success in speaking unto him: for it was his prayer to God, that the righteous might smite him with rebukes. But Elijah and ²Micaiah, and such as had to do with Ahab, had an angry countenance, and hard speeches from him: for he professed that he took them for his enemies.

Doct. Instruction is euill] The worst men are most vnwilling to be taught how to amend their liues: The sicker their soules are, the more they distaste the Lords medicines: the more beggarly their hearts bee, the lesse they desire the riches of grace: and the greater speed they make towards their destruction, the more offensiuely they take it to bee recalled to the way of saluation. It hath beene shewed in the ninth chapter, and shall be againe in the next verse (saue one) of this, that scorners vse to hate them that reprooue them. Nathan, ¹and Gad, and all that dealt with Dauid, found alwaies good successe in speaking vnto him: for it was his praier to God, that the righteous might smite him with rebukes. But Eliiah and ²Micaiah, and such as had to doe with Ahab, had an angrie countenance, and hard speeches from him: for he professed that he tooke them for his enemies.

1. 1Proverb. 9. 8.Prouerb. 9. 8.
2. 2Psal. 141. 5