A view of the threats and punishments recorded in the Scriptures, alphabetically composed with some briefe observations upon severall texts / by Zachary Bogan ...

Wisedome.

Such as neglect it.

1 They are certainly punished, one way or other. A rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding, Prov. 10. 13. This rod usually growes in their own mouth. In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, chap: 14. 3 For by their own rash, and foolish speeches, & actions, they worke themselves abundance of misery, chap: 10. 14.

2 For the most part, they are (spiritual∣ly) starv'd to death. The lips of the righteous feed many: but fooles dye for want of wisdome. (which is the food of the soule) Prov: 10. 21, By death, I meane that which is everlasting. For the man that wandereth out of the way of understanding, shall remaine in the congregati∣on

of the dead, Prov: 21: 16. Shall remaine] He shall not obtaine the resurrection from the dead, as it is said, Luk: 20, 35, that is, a resurre∣ction to happinesse▪ which is only worthy the name of resurrection, and is called a resurre∣ction to life *: life in misery being not worthy the name of life.

Wisedome i e. carnall wisedome, punished

1 With Infatuation, and Ignorance in spirituall things. For it is written, I will de∣stroy the wisdome of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise? Where is the Scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisedome of this world? 1 Cor. 1. 19, 20. See Isa 29. 14. Rom: 1. 22.

2 Deniall of grace. For yee see your cal∣ling brethren: how that not many wise men af∣ter the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called, 1. Cor: 1, 26. See Mat: 11. 25.

3 Confusion and Shame, (when they see children and fooles get to Heaven before them; & that they, with all their wisedome cannot understand the things of God, so wel as others who have lesse knowledge.) God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound, or shame the wise, & God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty, 1 Cor: 1. 27.

I may adde heereunto, how men, many times ruine themselves, either by the practise, or by the over eager pursuit of human wisdom, & learning. Be not righteous overmuch, neither make thy selfe over wise: why shouldest thou de∣stroy thy selfe, Ecles. 7. 16. We see, what ends many Politicians, and hard Students make. Either they take such courses as are destru∣ctive: or growing mad, they destroy them∣selves. Destroy thy selfe] Lat. Tran. ne obstu∣pescas, lest thou be astonished (shall I say?) or stupified. For so, many times, those who have attained to most humane knowledge, are: more then those who have attained but to a little: so that though they have more un∣derstanding, they have lesse sense. The wise∣dome that is from above, hath none of these evils attending it. You never knew a man the worse with studying that.