I21 R. O V E R B S. C ap.z. rather than that are : but thefe , thefe are fubfiantiall men indeede, according to Gods owne fèiztnent . Let not fu,,h thereforebe afraid ofpouerty, nor dread the direption and fpoile of their goods , if they fhould be put to that triall for their c©nfiant fidelity tothe Lord,& his truth : yea let them Hebr.io.34. rcioyce in it, with thankefulneffe, Knowingthat they haue in heauen, a better, andan induringfubs` ance. Dour. 2. He is afbield,&c.] Godly men liue ingreatea fafety. Enen iesthey fhali haue , both many , and mighty, by whom they may looke to be fiercely atlaulted ( and for that caufe the Lord is called their Amid) but nomultitudes, nor power can preuaileagain/} them , becaufe their thield both Pfal.5.i/.t2. couereth them, and compaffêth them roundabout, and is impe- netrable : neither can the fword, or darte, or (hot, poffibiy flrike them, vntill it piercehim : they (hall not be wounded before their buckler be broken, or fmitten through . And albeit they feeme often to beouerthrowne with the wrongs which they fufFer, as lomeare fiript oftheir potlefíions, o- thers are imprifoned,others are banifhed,others are torincn- ted, others are killed, &c. yet this commeth not to palle through the forceoftheir aduerfariesmight, but by thewill ofGod neither cloth hee will it to fatisfie their foes, but to :Pet.3, i3,i4, increafe their felicity, as is laid ; Who iiit that /hallharmejou, ifjeefollow thatwhich isgood ? Notwithstandingblefled areye, if jefaf ferfor righteoufne f fefalle. ReadDeut.3 3.29. 106 5.21. Pfa1.3,5,6. and i 8. i, &c. and9i.i.z.&c. Frotser. 30. 5: Zach.2.5. eafou r, Firth, beecallcth them to his worke, with promife ofde- fence,and therefore it f}andethwith his truth and iuflice to protet them. s f Secondly,allthe injuries which arc offered to them, and all the malice which is bornevnto them , areoccaloned by that feruice which they performe to him : for this caufe is theenemy foviolent againfi them; andwill hefuffcr any to be hurt fortheir loue and loyalty ? Thirdly, thenearebonds andconiunaionbetweene him and his people maywell aifurevsofhis care to defend vs : they
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