18 * Wholo waiketh uprightly, ſhal be ſaved c : but be that is perverſe in his ways 4, ſhal fall ac once e.
© To wit,from deſtruction, becauſe God hath vnderteken- and promiſedzto prote& him. d Heb. in two ways, cf which phraſe ſee above on v, 6. eOnce for all, ſo as he ſhal not need a ſecond thruſt, 1 Sam; 26. 8, and ſo as he ſha) never r;:ſe more. Or one, to wit, of his ways, Though ke hath varions wais aid arts to ſecure him- feif yer none of them ſhall fave him, but he ſhal periſh in one or 0. ther cf chem,and ſha) be given up by God ro the. miſtake of hi; way rhat he ſhal chuſe that courſe which will be moſt pernicious to- hi
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ms 19 * He that tilleth his land ſhal have - plenty of + ,,;u1 bread : but he that followeth after vain perſons f, hal
have poverty enough.
F Chuſing their Company, .and imitating their Example; who gives up himſelf eo vanity and idleneſs, and ſo is fitly oppoſed to the diligent man in the former clauſe.
20 * Afffaichful man g ſhal abound with bleflings; but * Ch. jz. he that maketh haſte b6 to be rich, ſhal not be || in- 11.& 5
nocent 4. 21, 0 8
g Heb, 4 man of truth, or truths, who deals truly and juſtly in all 3 im 6 his bargains and tranſa&.ons with men.h More than God alloweth 2D him ; that takerh the neareit and readieſt way to Riches.whether it be right or wrong ; that is unf:itiful and unjuſt in bis dealings, 7 Shall not obtain the bleſſings which he ſecks,but ſhall bring curſes and miſeries upon him inſtead of them.
l Or ule | puniſhed
of Grief and Shame to behold the Wickedaefs which: he publickly | and impatiently committed; and partly to avoid the Rage and Inju-'
21 * To have reſpec of perſons, 6 not good: for, ' Ch185 for a piece of bread that man will tranſgreſs &. SETS k When a Man hath once vitiated his Conſcience and accuſtomed himſelf to take Bribes a very ſmall advantage will make him ſe!) Ju= ſtice, and his own Soul into the Bargain. The deſign of the Proverb 15 to warn men to take heed of the beginnings of that fin, and con- ſequently of other ſins.
22 He that haſfteth to be rich,hath an evileye /,|| and a or conſidereth not that poverty ſhal come upon him m. Dd
tIs uncharitable to perſons in want, envicus towards thoſe who hafteth t get any thing beſides him,and covetous or greedy of getting Riches ;,7,;h, by all ways pofſible,whether juſt or unjuſt. Thus ay evil Eye is Ta- yerſe 201 ken Prov. 23. 6« Mat. 20. 15.as a good Eye notes the contrary diſpo- Ch,28.20; ſition, Prov; 22+ 9. m And conſequently that he ſhal need the pity and help of others,which he cannot expe&either from God or men who hath ſo hardened himſelf againſt orhers in miſery.
23 * Hethat rebuketh a man, afterwards » ſhall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue»
» When he comes calmly co conſider the fidelity of the Reprover and rhe benefit coming to himſelf yy the Reproof, and withal the baſeneſs and miſchief of flattery.
24 Whoſo robbeth bis tather or his mother, and + 14,6, 4 faith », Ir is no tranſ{greflion ; the ſame is the COMP2- Mar de- nion of f a deſtroyer 0. frreying,
» In his Heart,ſuppoſing that he hath a right to his Fathers goods Þ o Either 1. he hereby ſheweth that he is fallen into ſuch wickea So-
cicty, from whom he had ſuch counſel or example, Or 2..he wy C15
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| aſſociate themſelves with them,and approve of their ſinful Courſes; | eternal Salvation which they loſe, o To wit,the Offence and Judge- | all which proceeds from their great Likeneſs ro them. & Are lo far }
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* leſs guilty thin a Thief who robs and d:?Ttroys men upon the High- waiy:hzis a Thief and Robver,b:cauſe he hath no right to the a&tu- al poſſeſſion ofhis Fathers goods before his Death or without his . conſent. ;
*Ch. 13- 25 * He that is ofa proud heart p ſtirreth up ſtrife 9:
_ but he that putteth his cruſt in the LORD -, ſhall be made fat 5s. p Whoſe property it is to-overvalue himſelf,and to truſt to him-
ſelf and his own Wit, or Wealth, or Strength, q Becauſe he makes :
it his great buſineſs to advance and pleaſe himſelf, and hateth and | opp>oſeth all that ſtand in his way,and deſpiſeth other men, and is | very jeaious of his konour and impatient of the leaſt ſlighting,or af- | front,or injury,and indulgeth his own paſſions;and theretore ſhalnor ' | be fat, but lean and miſerable,as is implyed from the oppoſite clauſe. + Whichis mentioned as a plain and certain evidence of an humble Man,who is mean and vile in his own Eyes,and therefore truſts not to himſelf,but to God only,making Gods will,and not his own will and paſſion, and Intereſt, the Rule of all his Afftions,and can ea- fily deny himſelf,and yield to others,all which are excellent preven- tives of ſtrife. s Shalillive happily and comfortably ,becauſe he avoids that ftrife which makes mens lives miſerable, 26 He that truſterh in his own heart # is a fool «:but
whoſo walketh wiſely x;he ſhal be delivered y.
£ Who truſts to his own wit,nzgleting or {lighting the advice of others,and the counſel of God himſelf. « And thal receive the fruit of his folly, to wit,deſtrution: x Diſtruſting his own jJudgment,and ſeeking the advice of others,and eſpecially of God, as all truly wiſe men do. y from thoſe dangers and miſchiefs which fools bring u-
\ pon themſelvesz whereby he ſheweth himielfco be a wiſe Man.
| 27 * He that giveth unto the poor ſhal not lack s :
t.22.9. bur he that hideth his eyes ||, thal have many a curſe F.
z Sha'l not impoveriſh himſelf by ir,as covetous men imagine or pretend, but ſhall be inr:ched, which is implied. |! Leſt he ſhould ſee poor and miſerable men,and thereby be moved to pity or obliged to relieve them. So h:cunningly avoids the b<gianings and oCcca- ſions,am(} provocations to Charity, teaching us to uſe the ſame cau- tion againſt ſin.f Partly from the Poor, whoſe Curſes being not cauſ- leſs ſhal come upon him, and partly from God, who will curſe his very Bleſſings, and bring him to excream want and miſery.
28 * When the wicked riſe,men hide themſelves F :
* Ver.12. but when they periſh, the righteous increaſe ||.
Cheng. 2s + 44-1. i:e. righteous men, as appears from the following clauſe,
are aſhamed and afraid to appear puvlickly ; of which ſee on v. $2: || They who were righteous do now again appear in publick, and be- ing advanced to that power which the wicked Rulers have loſt, rhey uſc thei: Authority to encourage and promote Righteouſneſs,and to