John Trapp on Proverbs 8:1

CHAP. VIII. Verſ. 1. Doth not Wiſdome cry?]

ANd ſhall a Harlot bee ſooner heard than ſhee? Shall men prefer droſs before gold, acorns before wheat, a ſwine-ſty before a Sanctuary? dirty delights and ſenſual pleaſures, before peace that paſſeth all underſtanding,Xenophon. joy unſpeakable and full of glory? Heathen ſtories tell how Hercules (when hee was young) was courted by Vertue on the one hand, and Pleaſure on the other; But Pleaſure loſt her ſweet words upon him, hee hearkned to Vertue rather: Shall not wee to Wiſdome?

Put forth her voyce] In her Miniſters, who are Cryers by office, and muſt bee earneſt, Iſa. 58.1. See an inſtance in holy Bradford; I beſeech you, ſaith Hee, I pray you, I deſire you, I crave at your hands with all my very heart; I ask of you with hand, pen, tongue, and minde; in Chriſt, through Chriſt, for Chriſt,Act. & Mon. 1490. for his Name, Blood, Mercy, Power, and Truths ſake, my moſt intirely beloved, that you admit no doubting of Gods final mercies toward you, &c. Here was a luſty Cryer indeed. And ſuch another was Mr. Perkins, of whom it is ſaid, that in expounding the Commandements (when hee was Catechiſt of Chriſts Colledge) hee applied them ſo home to his hearers,Mr. Fullers Holy-ſtate, p 90. that hee made their very hearts fall down, and their hairs ſtand upright.