John Trapp on Proverbs 2:2

Verſ. 2. So that thou encline thine [illegible: 1 letter]ar] Lie low at Gods feet, and ſay, Speak Lord, for thy Servant heareth. His Saints ſit down at his feet, every one to receive his word, Deut. 33.3. they are compared to a Garden of Cucumbers, Iſa. 1.8. which when ripe, lie on the ground. Surely as waters meet and reſt in low valleys, ſo do Gods graces in lowly hearts.

And apply thy heart] Attention of body, intention of mind, and retention of memory are indiſpenſibly deſired of all wiſdomes Scholars;Act. & Men. ſuch as King Edward the ſixth, who conſtantly ſtood up at the hearing of the Word, took notes, which hee afterwards diligently peruſed, and wrought the Sermon upon his affections by meditation.