An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…

Secondly, It notes riches and wealth, or any worldly substance; because much activity, wisdom and strength, is usually employed in obtaining them; or because both wisdom and strength are requisite ⟨p. 213⟩for the keeping and retaining of them, (Prov. 11. 16.) Strong men retain riches: as if he should say, though a man have abundance of riches, yet if he have not strength, he shall hardly hold them, they will be wrested out of his hands. Once more, Riches are thus expressed, because men, usually account their riches to be their strength, a man naturally puts confidence in his riches; Prov. 13. 15. The rich mans wealth is his strong City; Riches are called strength, from that corrupt opinion which the world hath of them, making them Idols, and trusting to them, as they should unto God alone. Though yet, there is a truth in it, that ¹riches have much strength in them, a rich man, and a powerful man, are mutually put for each other.

Secondly, It notes riches and wealth, or any worldly substance; because much activity, wisdome and strength, is usually imployed in obtaining them; or because both wisdome and strength are requisite ⟨p. 213⟩for the keeping and retaining of them, (Prov. 11. 16.) Strong men retaine riches: as if he should say, though a man have aboundance of riches, yet if he have not strength, he shall hardly hold them, they will be wrested out of his hands. Once more, Riches are thus exprest, because men, usually account their riches to be their strength, a man naturally puts confidence in his riches; Prov. 13. 15. The rich mans wealth is his strong City; Riches are call•d strength, from that corrupt opinion which the world hath of them, making them Idols, and trusting to them, as they should unto God alone. Though yet, there is a truth in it, that