It Pi! OVERBS. Chap.'s. aduerfaries, that wouldde(lroy or hurt them : the righteous, filchas be iufl, andgodlie,and fcarc him, runnevnto it depend vpon him, and byprayer, and confidence,cominit themtelues . tohis protection,a ainaSatan,finne,damnation,and all man, ner of daungers both of foule and bodie , and are ex. ited , fo kept from the rage oftroubles, and the reachoftheirenemies, as if they were taken vp intoan high Turret, or fet in Tome place aloft , which no enemie could either vndermine , or af- fault, or fhootevpvnto. Z?oél, They liue in bell fafetie , that arematt affuredof Gods fa- uour. Hisname here is oppofed, and fetagain{ all earthlymuniti- ons, whether ofwealth, authoritie, armour, armies, friendes,.. holds,or whatfocuerelfe men take to be fences for them. This.. caufeth him tofpeake focomfortablie to his Ifrael, the whole ;. 27. bodieof his people,faying :_ The Eternal/God is thy refu;e,and viderhis armer thouartfor euer hee /hall callout the enemiebefore thee, andwill/ay, de/lroythem. And this caufeth. his Ifrael, his feruants, and faithfull ones, to glorie fo con6dentlie in his .9T. s, goodnes, faying I willfay unto the Lord, 'd mine hope , andmy fortrefie : bee is my God , inhimwill I trufl. eafon.r. Fira, flee is not onely 'nightie, but Al-mightie, and onely *nightie, euen the Lordof might and power : and the llron- ggefl creatures hauebut a limited llrength, and that theyhold, andexercife, but at his will, andduring his pleafure. Secondly , hee is a refuge again one mill, afwell as an o- ther, or again eueryone, asanie : the firength of Caflles can keepc out men, and their violence , (though by treafon fame- times they mayhaue alloentrance thereinto)yet famine,pefti- lence, mortalitie, finfulnes, death, and thediuell , cannot be kept out : but our God is a defence againhi all thefe, that none ofthem {hail be hurtful!vntovs,whcnfoeucrwe fhall bebefie- ged by them. vie. I, Inflruc1ion todeclareour félues righteous, and enioy the prerogatiueofrighteoufnes,in feekinghelpeat Gods hand,a- gaina all our troubles&dangers.Ourcaale is cucrywhere:the gatetherof is alwayes open for fricnds,&t_(hut againílenemies: no
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