Wisdom — Chapter 10

on bctt that world , when he was created alone, 2. and fhe (>) brought him Adam truly repented, and - had remii-on of his finne, (¢) Noe, (4d) Abraham. (e) Lot. (f) Inaltrees acour Sodom there is only shew of fruit, Which when i is touched fal’ leth intoduft, (g)Lots wife an example of gaconikancie. ¢) Lacob. 6) Tofeph. (k)Gods pecu- 'fiar people. (2) Moyfes. - (6) The Ama- lachites. Exo. 17. Red fea, and caried them ouer through a great water, 19, But theirene- thirft out of the hard f{tone. 5. For-by thethingswherby their enemies 360 THE BOOK at vncertain feafon; and the memorie of anincredulous foule a ftandia ( g) piller of falt..8, For pretermitting wifdom they did not only flipin this ,thar they were ignorant of good things , but they left allo vnto men.amemorie. of their fooliihnes, thacin thoferhings, in which they {ned in ; hey could not be hid neither, 9. But wifdom hath deiiuered themthar obferue her from forowes.1o;And(4)theiuft fying his brothers wrath, fhe conducted by the right wayes , and fhewed himthe kingdom of God, and gaue himthe Knowledge of the holie, did honeft him in labours, and accomplifhed his labours, 11. Inthe fraud of the circum-. uenters of him fhe wasprefent with him,and made him honourable, 12, She keept him. from the enemies , and from feducers fhe defended him, and gaue hima ftrong fight , that he might ouercome ,.and-Kaow that wifdom is mightier then.al..13. She forfooke not (+) the iuft being fold, but deliuered him from finners: and fhe went downe with him inrothe pitte, 14. and in bands leaft him -not , til-fhe brought him the f{ceprer of a Kingdome, and might againft them that oppreffed him: and fhewed themto belyers , that {potted him , and gaue him-eternal glorie. 15, The (A)iuft people , and feede without blame {hedelinered from the- nations, that opprefiedthem, 16, She entred intothe fouleof the feruant of God, and {tood againft dreadful Kings in wonders and fignes, 17. And fhe rendred to the inftthe hope of their labours , and conducted them ina meruelous way : and fhe was vnto them for a couer inthe day, and for the light of f{tarres by night : 18, andthe tranfported them through the mies-slre drowned in the fea, and from the depth of hel she broughtthem our, Therfore the iuft tookethe fpoyles of the impious, 20, and they fang thy holie name o Lord, and thy victorious hand they praifed roge- ther: 21. becaufe wifdom hath opened the mouth ofthe dumme, and the tongs of infants fhe hath made eloquent. CHar XI Other benefits of wifdom , protecting the Ifraelstes se the defert; 3. omerthrowing their enimies; 4. gining them water out of arocke;8.plaguing the Aegyptians,

Our first parent Adam truly repented, and had remission of his sinne.

when water deftroyed the earth, wifdom healed it againe , gouerning the (c) imfi by contemptible wood, 5, She even inthe confent cf wickednes, whenthe nations had confederated themfelues , knew (4) che iuft, and preferucd him without blame to-God,.and in hisionnes mercie Kept the fireng,

Abraham. Lot. In al trees about Sodom there is only shew of fruit, which when it is touched falleth into dust.

witnes of their wickednes the defert land ftandeth {moking , and ( f ) tees hauing fruits Vu 3 at Cuar. X% The 3. part. Theexcellenr _— feds of wif. The benefits of wifdom are declared by examples,in Adam, 4.Noe,5.Abralam, dom & ioftice