# Wine immoderately drunk makes men mockers or ſcoffers at God and men, Compare Ho/. 7. 5. & Makes men full of rage and paſſion. «c Is a Fool, or a mad Man, becauſe he depriveth himſelf of the uſe of his reaſon,
2 * The fear ofa King 4's as the roaring of a lion,
16.i4 Whoſo provoketh him to anger, ſinneth againſt his own
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d Paſſively taken, the terror which the wrath of a King cauſeth, by comparing this with Ch. 19, 12. e Expoſeth himſelt to mani- feſt danger of Death. :
3 * It is an honour to @ man to ceaſe from ſtrife f;
but every fool will be medling g.
f Either to prevent it, or, if it be begun, to put an end to it : which, although proud and prophanc Perſons eſteem dithonourable to them, is indeed their glory, becauſe it is an evidence of their great wiſdom and power over their paſſions, and of their reſpe& 8& obedience to theirSoveraign Lord,in which their Honour and Hap- pineſs conſiſts. g To wit, with matters of ſtrife ; he is always ready to begin ftrife, and obſtinate in the continuance of it.
4 * The ſluggard will not plow by reaſon of the [| cold þ ; therefore ſhal he begin harveſt, and have no- g 4.
þ Of the Plowing ſeaſon, which is in Autumn and towards Win- ter, He hates and avoids all laborious and difficult work, although his own neceſlity and intereſt oblidge him to its 7 And not obtain
an Alms; notin that time of Plenty and bounty, becauſe mens | Hearts are juſtly hardened againſt that Man who by his own {ſloth and wilfulneſs hath brought himſelf ro want.
5 * Counſel & in the heart of man. ;s /ike deep Wa-
ter /; but a man of underſtanding will draw it out ”.
k Either r. Wiſdom or ability to give good Counſel. Or 2. De- ſigns or purpoſes of doing ſomething of moment : for this word is frequently uted in both ſenſes, but the laſt ſeems fitteſt here, / Ei- ther 1. isthere in great abundance. Or 2. is ſecret and hard to be
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gent Obſervation ofthis words and aGtions. | 6 Moſt men will proclaim every one his own || good- bounty neſs n 3 but a faithful man # who can find p? | » Moſt men are forward to profeſs Religion, and to ſpeak of their own good deeds. o One who is indeed what he ſeemeth and pro- fellerh himſelf ro be» p There are but few fuch to be found. 7 The juſt mar walketh in his integrity 9 ; * his chil- 112.» dren are bleſſed afcer him 7. **** q He proveth himſelf to be ſo not only by his profeſſion, of which he ſpoke in the former Verſe, but by his ſincere and unblame- able converſation. » By virtue of that Covenant which God hath made with ſuch men, which is not confined to their Perſons, bur - entaileth Blefſings upon their Poſterity. : | 8 A King thac ſitteth in the throne of judgement 5, — ſcattereth away all evil : with his eyes s. ©*'2 F£ That makes it hisgreat care and buſineſs to executeJudgement & Juſtice among his People, eſpecially if he do this in his own Per- fon, as was uiualin ancient Times, and ſees things with his own / Eyes.. As for the Phraſe, thu ſign or geſture is here put for the thing ſignified by it. £ EffeQtually puniſheth and ſuppretleth all wickeds * "nefs. uWith his very looks,or by his diligent inſpeQion into affairs. in8.46 9 '*"Who can fay x, I have made my heart ciean, I xr-6.36 am pure from my ſin y ? 14- 4+ x No Man living npon Earth can fay this truly and ſincerely. FI. 5. Compare 1 Kings 8. 46. & Job 14+ 4. & 15. 14. Ecdleſ. 7. 20. 1 4-7-20. Joh. it. 8. y lam perfcQly free from all guilt and filthof fin in my >h 1.8. hearrand Life. | F ; 4 bh * 10 *+ Divers weights, and + divers meaſures z, both
ar. 25, Of them are aliks abominationto the LORD. &c. * z One greiter and true for publick ſhew, and one leffer and falſe
x. r. for Private uſe, when they had an opportunity of deceiving- £.16.1 * Is Even a Child is known by his doings «, whether
be + his work 6 be pure, and whether js be right.
me. Young Childrendiſcover their inclinations or diſpoſitions even by their childiſh ſpeeches and carriages, as not having yet learnt the art of diſſembling. b Or rather will be : for it is nor expreſſed in the Hebrew, and therefore may be either way ſupplied. The ſenſe is, Thefurure diſpoſition and converſation of a Man may ve- xy probably beconjeQured from his childiſh manners.
4 11.42 * The hearing ear, and the ſeeing eye, the LORD 9+: 9 hath made even both of them ec.
-c It is God alone who gives us our Senſes, and Natural Facul- ties, and the uſe and exerciſe of them, and eſpecially a power of employing themaright to ſee and obſerve the works of God, & to hear, & receive his Word and all whoſome inſtruftions. Whence he leaves it to-us to gather, that God doth exaQtly ſee and hear all mens words, and ations though never ſo ſecret» He names the Eye, and Ear, becauſe theſe are the two Senſes by which inſtruftions are cone veyed to the mind : but under them he ſeems to comprehend all other ſenſes'and powers of Soul or Body, by a Synecdoche.
+ 13 * Love not ſleep 4,leſt thou come to poverty : 0- . pen thine eyes.e; and thou ſhalt be ſatisfied with bread. d i.e. Immoderate fleep, or ſloth or idleneſs; Take fleep 'be- cauſe neceſfiry requires it, not from any love to it. s Awake out of ſleep, ſhake off ſloth and berake thy ſelf ro thy employment with diligence and vigor. | 14 It is naughtf, when he'is gone his way þ. then he boaſteth 3. f The commodity is but of little worth. g To wit to the Seller :
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