John Trapp on Proverbs 1:25

Verſ. 25. But yee have ſet at naugh[illegible: 1 letter]] As thoſe recuſant gueſts in the Goſpel, that pretended they therefore came not, becauſe they had bought Farms and Oxen, but indeed it was becauſe their Farms and Oxen had bought them. They had either ſo much to do, or ſo little to do, that they could not make uſe of ſo fair an offer, ſo ſweet advice and advantage.

And would none of my reproof] Ruinam praecedunt ſtillicidi[illegible: 1 letter]. It is a ſure preſage and deſert of ruine, when men will not bee ruled. The Cypreſs,Prov. 29.1. the more it is watered, the more it is withered. The tree that is not for fruit, is for the fire. The earth that beareth thorns and briars onely, is rejected, &c. Heb. 6.8.