that heareth «a, ſpeaketh conſtantly b. » Heb. 4 witneſs of lies. one who is forward to ſwear or ſpeak faiſe
nor {cen, but deviſed in his own heart. z Shall be feverely punt. ſhed either by God or Man, and ſhall be confounded and filenced, becauſe none will for the furure regard or credit his teſtimony. , He who hears before he ſpe.ik:,ard witneſleth nothing bur whar he hath heard or ſeen, and knows to be true. 6 Doth not contragie himſelf, but always affirmeth the ſame thing. Or, as moſt other Interpreters render the words, ſpeaketh ( or, may ſpeak, dare ſpeak freely and boldly _) for ever; when lyars are cur off, he lives, and 15 in a capacity of ſpeaking and bearing wirnels again and again, ag roar oh requires, as long as be lives, and his Teſtimony will bere. ceived, | 29 A wicked man hardeneth his face c : but as forthe upright, he || directeth his way d. 7 Or, con c Conrinueth in evil courſes with obſtinacy and impudence, in ©:
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ſpighr of all the Commands of God, or Counſels of Men. & He ordereth his ſteps aright, and if at any time he goeth awry,he doth not add Rebellion to his fin, nor pertiſt in his errour, bur conſider. eth his ways, and turneth his feer to Gods teſtimonies,as David did . Pſal. 119: 59. Or, confidereth his way, remembring with grief and _ whar he hath done, and taking better heed to himſelf for the uture. - 30 *7here is no wiſdom,nor underſtanding nor coun- ſel againſt the LORD e. e Which can prevail againſt the Counſel and will of God? -- or * The norte 7 againſt the day of bat- . "tle: but* || ſafety 55 of che LORD go & ws : 217, f Under which particularall warlike proviſions are comprehended, * Pf: ,. g' £ Tae ſucceſs of rhe battle depends not upon any humane ſtrength [Or;vige. or art, but meerly upon Gods Providence, who gives the viftory 7», when and to whom he pleaſerh,and oft times to thole that have leaſt reaſon to expect it, ' Compare Eccleſ: 9: 1T. C Ecei 3
H A P. XXIL A * good name a is rather to be choſen than great »
L riches b, and || loving favour « rathec than filver jo, pak and gold. — better :
a Heb. name put for gred name, as Ecileſ: 7: 2: the word gvod being then, &, eaſily underſtood out ofthe next clauſe,in which it is expreſſed in. the Hebrew text. A good reputation amongſt wiſe and good men. 6b Partly becaufc'ir is a moſt ſpecial bleſſing from God being appropria* ted ro worthy Perſons, whereas God commonly throws away Riches upon the baſeſt of men ; partly becaule it gives a man that tranquili- ty and fatisfaQtion of mind,and that content and comfort in his con» ditzon, which noRichescan'purchaſe: and partly becauſe as it is com- monly an evidence of a mans Virtue and Piety,ſfoit is accompanied with Gods Jove arid favour, whereas Riches are ofc given by God in wrath, and to the hurt of the owner. c Or, good Grace or Favour, a good Report among men, eſpecially among good men, and that hearty love and Kindneſs which attends upon ir.
2 * The rich and poor meet together 4 ; the LORD "Chg
z1 the maker of them all e. d Either 1.Ina way of hoſtility or oppoſition,as this word 15 ſome- times uſed, the rich contemning and opprefling the poor, and the poor envying and purloining from the rich, and ſo the following | words area reaſon why that hoſtility ſhould ceaſe. Or 2 In the way of mutual] converſe, they live together, and need one another. e Not only as they are men, but alſo as they are poor or rich,which difference comes wholly from Gods Providence. 'They have one Common Creator,and Lord,and Jadge, and the one cannot deſpiſe nor grudge at the other without a reflection upon God. * A prudent man forſeeth the evil f, and hideth himſelfg : but the fimple paſs on h, and are puniſheth, f The Calamity or Judgement of God threatned,and approaching. £ Retireth to his ſtrong Tower, mentioned Prov: 18. 10, by prayer and Repentance,putteth himſelfunder the Protection of the Almigh- ty. Compare 7/a: 26: 20. h In their former road and courſe of fin, careleſly and ſecurely, as Travellers do in a road where they ap-
prehend no danger. | SAN | 4 * || By humility 3,and the fear of the LORD &, are W i Or,there«
riches, and honour, andlife/,
5 Or, becauſe of humility: or,as many others render it, the reward of ward of hi humility, that reward which God hach graciouſly promiſed,and will mility.&& give to Humility ; which is a grace of great price in God's Eyes.See Iſa: 57: 15. Jam:4:6. k By which he diſtinguiſheth true and Chriſti- an Humility from counterfeit and moral humility, becauſe that ariſeth from a deep ſenſe of Gods greatneſs, and purity,and perfec« tion, compared with our meanneſs and filthineſs, and manifold im- perfeQions, whereasthis is quite ofanother nature, and from other grounds, ! The comforts of this life,and the happineſs af the nexr, beth which are promiſed to Godlineſs, 1 Tim: 4: 8. _ E”. 5 Thorns and ſnares are in the way of the froward mr:
he that doth keep his ſoul » (hal! be far from them.
m The wicked by their evil courſes expoſe themſelves to many dangers and occaſions both offia and miſchief. » That taketh heed ro himſelf,and to his actions, and to the ſaving of his Liſe and Soul. 0 Either 1, Will avoid the ſociety of ſuch froward' perſons. Or 2.Shal by that circumſpection preſerve kimſelf from thoſe rhorns,&e, with which thepronoun, them, agrees ih number. 6 || Train upp a child in the way he ſhould go 94, and when he is old, he willnot depart from ir r»' p'Or, initiate or infliruf#, q Heb. in, or according to his way , 5: e: chiſe.
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