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Verse 3. The foolishness of a man, overthroweth his way, and his heart fretteth against the Lord.

Verse 3. The foolishnes of a man, ouerthroweth his way, and his heart fretteth against the Lord.

TH foolishness of a man,] the sinfulness and ungodly behaviour of the wicked, overthroweth his way, draweth crosses and judgements upon him, & causeth him to have ill success, & his heart fretteth against the Lord: though his tongue do not openly blaspheme, yet his heart doth secretly murmur against God, as if he were unjustly, the cause of his calamities. Neither doth he this directly always, & embittereth himself against the person of the Lord, but scorneth at his hand, & accuseth his proceedings, under the name of chance, & il luck, & bad fortune, & many times religion is exclaimed upon, & profession ⟨p. 37⟩quarrelled at, especially if religious professors dislike of his irreligious profaneness, do thrive and prosper, when he is plagued and punished.

TH foolishnes of a man,] the sinfulnes and vngodly behauiour of the wicked, ouerthroweth his way, draweth crosses and iudgements vpon him, & causeth him to haue ill successe, & his heart fretteth against the Lord: though his tongue do not openly blaspheme, yet his heart doth secretly murmure against God, as if hee were vniustly, the cause of his calamities. Neither doth he this directly alwaies, & imbittereth himselfe against the person of the Lord, but scorneth at his hand, & accuseth his proceedings, vnder the name of chance, & il luck, & bad fortune, & many times religion is exclaimed vpon, & profession ⟨p. 37⟩quarrelled at, especially if religious professours dislike of his irreligious profanenes, do thriue and prosper, when he is plagued and punished.