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A20549 A plaine and familiar exposition of the thirteenth and fourteenth chapters of the Prouerbs of Salomon Dod, John, 1549?-1645.; Cleaver, Robert, 1561 or 2-ca. 1625. 1608 (1608) STC 6959.5; ESTC S4611 122,696 160

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striue against that timerousnes and wāt of courage Vse which is in our nature when we see troubles toward and crosses comming as though we must needs perish if wee should be put to suffer afflictions But what can befall vs if we be righteous persons that shall turne to our hurt or lessen any parte of our hope Nay what will God lay vppon vs that shall not turne to our good and make our hope more firme and stable Are they not in best case at this time which haue passed through greatest troubles in former ages who would not bee content to haue indured Dauids afflictions or Pauls to bee partakers of Pauls felicity or Dauids who doeth not thinke that well it is with the martyrs now though their bodies were burnt once since their soules inioy such glory If according to the Apostles direction wee coulde diuert our eyes from looking on temporall things which are seen to the contemplation of euerlasting things which are not seene we should thinke those momentany affections light in comparison of that farre most excellent waight of glory which they cause vnto vs. And euen for the present they are nothing so heauy to them that haue faith to behold Gods helping hand therein as to flesh and bloud they seeme to be And thereof let the Apostle testifie his owne experience who had as great a loade layd vpon him as almost vppon any that can be named We are saith he afflicted on euerie side yet are vvee not in distresse in pouertie but not ouercome of pouertie wee are persecuted but not forsaken and cast downe but perish not Consolation to the faithfull against death whereof there is no cause to be afrayd because it maketh their state better and not worse VVhat weary traueller would be grieued that his tedious iourney were at an end and hee come home to his owne house and his dearest friends towards which he hath been long trauelling with great toyle and painfulnesse and there to be refreshed with all delightfull and comfortable repasts The Prophet Isai telleth vs that righteous men dye and mercifull men Isai 57. 1 2 are taken away not to come into euill but to escape the euill to come not to lose their peace and to fall into troubles but to be freed from troubles and to inioy peace and that the graue i● a bed for the body wherein it lodgeth and resteth and sleepeth And as for the soule how vnutterably happy and blessed is the state thereof VVhat Penne can describe or what tongue can recount or what heart can apprehend the exceeding greatnes of the ioy which it possesseth It is deliuered from sorrow and paine from hunger and thirst from cold and heate from shame and contempt from dread and danger and that which is most of all and all in all it is purged from sinne and corruption for euer On the other side that which it most desireth it hath most plentifull fruition of as of perfect righteousnesse perfecte holinesse glorious companious both of Angels and soules of iust men departed continuall conuersation with the Lord Iesus Christ the face and fauour of GOD neuer hidde from them and wee knowe what the Prophet sayth that in his presence is Psal 16. 11. the fulnesse of ioie and at his righte hand there are pleasures for euermore Vers. 33. Wisedome resteth in the heart of him th●● hath vnderstanding and that which is in the heart of fooles shall be knowne WIsedome that is holy and heauenly wisedome and grace resteth in the heart continueth therein and dwelleth as in her house and habitation of him that hath vnderstanding namelie of euery such one as is of sound iudgment and sincere affection And that which is in the heart of fooles shall bee knowne that sinfulnes and corruption which they nourish in their soules and take pleasure in will breake out and discouer it selfe at one time or other The agreement of the two clauses together will the better appeare if that be supplied which is vnderstood in each of them which may be in this maner Wisedome resteth in the heart of him that hath vnderstanding and wil be manifested and folly inhabiteth in the heart of fooles and shal be knowen In them onelie is grace well setled which giue it entertainment Doct. 1 in their hearts There shee keepeth residence and there shee ruleth and thither she bringeth her treasures and comforts and euery good thing that is to be wished for And therfore she calleth for it as most meete for her to possesse and safest for euery wise man to Prou 23. 26. yeeld vnto her My son saith she giue me thine heart and let thine eies delight in my waies First they and none other haue the vertue of the word and of Reasons 1 the spirit to protect them from the violent assaults and subtill sleights of Satan and from the sinful perswasions and dangerous examples of wicked persons and from the vngodly motions and corrupt disposition of their owne flesh And so runneth the promise in the second chapter of this book When wisedome entreth into thine heart and knowledge delighteth thy soule then shal counsell preserue thee and vnderstanding shall keepe thee and deliuer Prou. 2. 10 11. 16. thee from the euill waie and from the man that speaketh froward things and from them that leaue the wayes of righteousnesse to walke in the waies of darknes And it shall deliuer thee from the strange woman euen from the stranger which flattereth with her words c. Secondly they receiue direction and willingnesse and help to doe all such seruices as God requireth at their hands That ministreth vnto thē plēty of godly meditatiōs gracious speeches and that giueth them power to performe many vertuous actions Christiā dueties And according to this is that saying of Dauid that the mouth of the righteous will meditate wisedome that is will Psa 37. 30. speak of wisdom wherof his hart hath meditated and his tongue will talke of iudgement For the law of his God is in his hart and his steppes shall not slide Thirdly they haue the constant and continuall possession therof without peril of being any more vtterly stript and depriued of it for it hath taken vp her rest in their souls as our text affirmeth wil neuer forsake them nor suffer her selfe to be driuen from thē See more of this point and the vse of it in the tenth chap. and fourteenth verse where it sayed that wise men lay vp knowledge And that which c. The most secret and hidden corruptions of Doct. 2 the wicked will in time be discouered and brought to light That which is affirmed concerning the externall actions and behauiour wil be as truelie affirmed concerning the internall lusts and desires It is sayd that he which perceineth his waies shall Prou 10 9. be knowne and it is as sure also that he shal be knowen which corrupteth his heart First the Lord knoweth all their inward thoughts and
their faces VVhat bitter sorrow is in their soules when dainty morsels are in their mouthes and pleasant musick in their eares and merry sonnettes in their lippes But what life is more delightfull and what state more desireable then theirs which continually follow their sports pleasures which alwaies conuerse with merry companions which euery day at euery meale do eate and drinke of the best fairest But what life is more loathsome what state more miserable then theirs who are driuen continually to vse those exercises for phisicke without which the heart would be oppressed with fittes of feares and wast away with the consumption of the spirits Reproofe of their folly which purchase the vncomfortable delights at so deere a rate by forfeiting their saluation for them The price that they pay is of greater valew then Esaus birthright and the wares that they buy are farre lesse worth then Esaus pottage They are short and vaine and paineful and passing hurtful and dangerous Knowest thou not this saith Zophar to Iob of old euer since God placed man vpon the earth that the reioicing of the wicked is short and that the ioy of the hypocrites is but for a moment Iob 20 4 5. Eccl 7 8. Like the noise of thornes vnder a pot so is the laughter of the foole this also is vanity saith Salomon His great blase of merriment wil quickly be extinguished for want of fewell to feed it But this were a smal matter if the end of their pleasures were the end of their being and not the beginning of their torment But Luk 6 25. our text saith that the end of that mirth is heanines And our Sauiour saith woe be to yee that now laugh for you shall waile and weepe How vnwise then are they to delight so much in the rellish of such a deadly poyson Why do men so violently follow their fleshly desires No man can disswade them from vnholly recreations on the Lords day no man can disswade them from quaffing and drunkennesse no man can disswade them from vnlawfull pastimes and gaming manifold are the sinnes great are the mischiefes from which no man can disswade them in farre better case are they that refuse as Moyses did these moment any pleasures of sin though they fall into many afflictions for they are not without great comfort in the middes of theire troubles and how happy will their state be then when they shall be deliuered from them all And how vnutterably shall they be blessed beyond all the reach of thought and meditation when the fulnesse of ioy and glory shall be conferred vpon them for euer Vers 14. He that is of a froward heart shall be satiate with his own waies and a good man with that which is in him HE that is of a froward heart which setteth his heart vppon lewdnes and euill and declineth euery day waxing worse and worse shal be satiate with his owne waies euen sated and filled full with the plagues and iudgements which his own deserts shal draw vpon him And a good man with that which is in him shall abundantly inioy both inward comforts and outward happines for his constant vprightnesse and holy behauiour Euery man both good and bad shall feele himselfe sufficiently Doct. recompenced for his seruice They that serue the flesh and increase their labours to fulfill the lusts thereof shall at length receiue their pay and haue more wages than euer they looked for or wished for And they that seeke the Lord and shew themselues diligent in doing his will shall in the end be fully requited and their will far exceed theyr hope Both shall reape the crop which they haue sown neither of their seed shall faile of growth or ripening See the same point in effect prosecuted in the eleuenth chapter v. 18. where he saith that the vvicked worketh a deceitfull worke but he that seweth righteousnesse shall receiue a sure reward Verse 15. The foolish beleeueth euerie thing but he that is prudent taketh heede to his steppes THe foole he that is silly for his own soule and ignorant without vnderstanding of the matters of God beleeueth euerie thing rashly giuing credit to euery vaine tale that is told him hearkning to euery deceiuer that misleadeth him But a prudent man he that is of a setled iudgement and prouident for his owne safety taketh heede to his steppes examineth first what waight and soundnes there is in that which is spoken before hee consent to it either in perswasion or practise Doct. They which are least carefull to learn the trueth are most credulous to hearken to lies They could not but attaine to wisedome if they would giue ear to their instructions of knowledge truth imbraced would preserue them from listening to errors VVe haue a common prouerb that faire words make fools faine when we see by cōmon practise on the contrary side that ●aithful words do make fooles to frette The counsell of God which Ezechiel and Ieremy deliuered to the people of their time were no more regarded of the most than blasts of wind but the lying diuinatiōs which the false prophets vttered were of as great force with thē as oracles those they hoped would be confirmed And our Ezech. 13. 6. Sauiour himselfe speaketh of the maner of his entertainement among Ioh. 5. 43. those of his time saying I am come in my fathers name and ye receiue me not if an other shall come in his owne name him will ye receiue Reasons 1 First in the things of God and matters which concerne eternall life they are as much voide of iudgement good affection as little children which can hardly brooke the nurture which is most wholesōe for thē as hardly forgo the liberty that is most pernitious vnto thē Euery precept that tendeth to the informing of their minds the amending of their maners is like to gall in their stomacks but euery perswasion that infecteth their harts peruerteth their behauiour is like to hony in their mouthes Secondly Satan raigneth and ruleth in them hee hath power ouer their senses he stoppeth their eares frō harkning to words of truth whereby their soules should be sanctified and openeth them to deceiueable errors whereby their hearts are corrupted Thirdlie the heauie stroke of God is vpon them in sending them strong delusion that they should beleeue lyes because they receiued not the loue of the trueth and so he giueth them ouer to misbeleefe for a punishment of their vnbeleefe Reproofe of many sorts of people which may iustly be charged Vse 1 with this rash and vnaduised credulity VVhen God offered mercies or threatneth iudgements by the ministerie of his word they are nothing at all mooued with it but when the diuell promiseth helpe by sorcerers or speaketh of hurt by propheciers they vndoubtedly expect the accomplishment thereof When faithfull preachers by warrant out of the word declare what conscience is to be made of the Sabbaoth and