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Excerpt from A Commentary on the Whole Book of Proverbs Ver. 3. To receive the instruction of understanding, of justice, of judgment, and of all equity, (or righteous ness.) Herein divers parcels of instruction, mentioned in the former verse, are specified. First, These parables serve unto the renewing and lightening of the mind, which here is meant by understanding. Secondly, They teach justice, whereby is given to every one that which is his due. Thirdly, They teach also judgment, whereby the straight rule of God's word and his exact law is in every point and action observed. Finally, They teach all equity, whereby 'whatsoever things are true, whatsoever comely, whatsoever just, whatsoever holy, whatso ever acceptable, whatsoever of good report, of any praise or any virtue, are thought on, practised, and followed after, ' Phil. Iv. 8. Ver. 4. To give unto the simple sharpness of wit, (or wariness, ) and to the child knowledge and discretion, (or Wittiness.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.