A short, yet sound commentarie; written on that woorthie worke called; the Prouerbes of Salomon and now published for the profite of Gods people.

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Verse 1. Teacheth vs, that he that harkeneth to good counsell, and profi∣teth by the Lords corrections, is in a blessed estate: as on the other side, he must needes be miserable that thriueth not by the one or the other. Vers. 2. Teacheth vs, that God loueth the good and hateth the euill, also that euill thoughts and imaginations are sinne before God. Verse 3. Teacheth vs, that wickednes hath no certaintie or assurance, but that godlines shall con∣tinue and abide for euer and euer. Ʋerse 4. Teacheth vs, what a blessing it is to haue a good wife, and what a curse it is to haue an ill wife. Verse 5. Sheweth, what great difference there is betweene the thoughts of the wic∣ked, and the deuises of the godlie. Vers. 6. Sheweth, that the very words of the wicked sauour of crueltie, and the speaches of the godlie tend to mer∣cie. Vers. 7. Setteth out Gods iudgements against the wicked, and his mer∣cie towards the good. Ʋerse 8. Teacheth vs, that wisedome is praise wor∣thie, and follie and frowardnes shall be despised. Ʋerse 9. Teacheth vs, that the poore man in his pouertie is better, than the vainglorious boaster that

hath nothing. Verse 10. Teacheth vs, that we should haue care for the pre∣seruation of those things which God giueth vs, much more for reasonable creatures: it teacheth vs also that the wicked haue no bowelles of compas∣sion at all. Verse 11. Teacheth vs, to followe the calling wherein God hath placed vs with all diligence, and to auoide idlenes. Verse 12. Teacheth vs, that no aide that the wicked hath or can desire will helpe them against Gods iudgements. Verse 13. Teacheth vs, that euill words are hurtfull to the partie vsing them, and good words profitable to the partie vsing them, and to others also. Ʋerse 14. Teacheth vs, that God rendereth vnto euery one according to his words and deedes. Ʋers. 15. Teacheth vs, not to bee wise in our owne eyes: also to hearken to the graue counsell of others. Vers. 16. Teacheth vs, that wrath and rage of men bewraieth their follie, and pa∣cient bearing of reuenge argueth great godlines. Ʋerse 17. Teacheth vs to speake truth, and to auoide false witnes bearing. Verse 18. Teacheth vs to abstaine from sharpe and bitter words, and to giue our selues to charitable and profitable speaches. Ʋerse 19. Teacheth vs, that as godlie men are con∣stant in their speaches, so the wicked, and such as giue themselues to lying, varie alwaies in their talke. Verse 20. Teacheth vs, to perswade and coun∣sell men to good things. Verse 21. Teacheth vs, that in the middest of all pu∣nishments vpon the wicked, God will either fatherly correct, or els altoge∣ther deliuer his children. Vers. 22. Teacheth vs to abhorre lying, & to speake the truth from the bottome of our harts. Vers. 23. Teacheth vs, to take heed that we do not bewray the follie of our hearts by much babling: also that wee direct our speach in such sort to such persons, and at such time, as may bring most grace to the hearers. Verse 24. Teacheth to vse diligence in our callings, & to auoide idlenes. Vers. 25. Teacheth vs, to speake good & com∣fortable words to the heauie hearted & sorrowfull. Verse 26. Teacheth vs, that the godlie are better, than the wicked of the world account of them: also that sinne is deceitfull. Ʋerse 27. Teacheth vs, that the wicked, thorow Gods iust iudgement vppon them, haue not the vse of those things which they enioy and possesse. Verse 28. Teacheth vs to followe the way of godli∣nes, because it doth not only deliuer vs from eternall death, but bring vs to euerlasting life.