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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Vers. 1. Teacheth vs, how good a thing peace is, and how hurtfull strife and contention is. Ʋers. 2. Teacheth seruants to striue to diligence, faith∣fulnes, and wisedome in all their masters affaires. Vers. 3. Teacheth vs, that God knoweth all thinges, either within man, or without him, and many times trieth him by many meanes to make him pure vnto himselfe. Vers. 4. Teacheth vs, not to lend our eares to false accusations, or lying tales. Vers. 5. Teacheth, that we ought not to reioyce at any mans pouertie, affliction, or hurt whatsoeuer. Vers. 6. Teacheth vs, that to haue posteritie, is a good bles∣sing from the Lord, and that it is a great grace to haue good fathers. Vers. 7. Teacheth vs, that wicked men should not talke of good things, nor great personages giue themselues to lying and iniurie. Vers. 8. Setteth out, what great hurt commeth by giuing and taking of rewards or bribes. Ʋers. 9. Teacheth vs, to couer such matters as may breake and hinder growth in loue. Vers. 10. Teacheth vs, that reproofes are profitable to Gods children, and that nothing will amend the wicked and vngodlie. Ʋers. 11. Setteth

out the nature of sedicious people, and the iudgement that they shal receiue from God and men. Vers. 12. Setteth out the great rage and madnes of the wicked and vngodlie. Vers. 13. Teacheth vs, not to recompence euill with euill, as worldly men doo, much lesse to requite good with euill, but to doo good for good, and to ouercome euill with well doing. Ʋers. 14. Teacheth vs, to withstand the beginnings, as of all euill generally, so particularly of strife and contention. Vers. 15. Teacheth vs, to beware what we vtter, ei∣ther with or against men. Ʋers. 16. Teacheth vs, that neither wealth, nor a∣ny outward things can attaine heauenly wisedome. Ʋers. 17. Teacheth vs, that amongst Gods children there should be at all times a stedfast bond of loue, speciallie in the daies of aduersitie. Vers. 18. Teacheth men to beware of suretiship. Vers. 19. Teacheth vs, to beware of contention with others, and also of pride or lifting vp our selues aboue others. Ʋers. 20. Teacheth vs, to flie from frowardnes of heart, and naughtines of speach. Vers. 21. Tea∣cheth vs, that lewd and ill children are great griefe vnto their parents. Vers. 22. Setteth out what commodities ioye of heart bringeth with it, and also the discommodities of a sorowfull heart. Vers. 23. Declareth what great mischiefe bribes and rewards giuen and taken doo worke. Vers. 24. Tea∣cheth vs, that mens countenances many times bewray, either their wisedom or their follie. Vers. 25. Teacheth vs, that euill children are matters of great griefe to their parents. Ʋers. 26. Teacheth Magistrates iustlie to execute iustice, and to punish no man for well doing. Ʋers. 27. Teacheth vs to a∣uoide multitude of words and babbling, for where there are many words, there is much sinne. Ʋers. 28. Teacheth vs, that there seldome or neuer commeth any hurt by silence, but rather credite sundrie times.