John Trapp on Proverbs 9:14-16

Verſ. 14. For ſhee ſitteth at the door] In a Harlots habit, to ſee and bee ſeen, the guiſe and garb of Harlots. Tully wittily compareth the Greek tongue to an ambitious ſtrumpet, quae multo luxu ſuperfluat, which overlaſheth in too much bravery: But the Latin tongue to an honeſt and modeſt Matron, cui nihil deeſt quod ad honeſtum pertineat mundiciem, That wants nothing pertaining to a neceſſary neatneſs. Such a like compariſon between Wiſdome and Folly is here made by Solomon.

Mat. 24.Verſ. 15. That go right on their way] Shee fights at the faireſt, ſeeks to ſeduce the forwardeſt. They ſhall deceive if it were poſſible, the very elect. Flies ſettle upon the ſweeteſt perfumes, when they are cold, and corrupt them.

Mat. 7.Verſ. 16. Who is ſimple] Wiſdomes own words, verſ. 4. Take heed, ſaith our Saviour; they come unto you in ſheeps cloathing, but truſt them not: for with fair words and flattering ſpeeches, they deceive the hearts of the ſimple, Rom. 16. Samuel himſelf could not have ſpoken more gravely, ſeverely, divinely to Saul, than the f[illegible: 1 letter]iend at Endor did; when the Devil himſelf puts on gravity and religion, who can marvel at the hypocriſie of men?