A. Assurance of supply of all things needful, and of protection from all things hurtful. Assurance, I say, to such as take him for their King, and in testimony thereof are ready to perform all the forenamed duties. Though God be a King over all, yet all take him not for their King. Some being* sons of Belial, without yoke, say,n Let us break his bonds asunder, and cast his cords away from us. oWe will not have him to rule over us. Yet, will they, nill they, God is their King. And because willingly they yield not to him, by force he keepeth them under. To these more terror, then comfort ariseth from Gods sovereignty. But to his loyal subjects much comfort must needs arise. For their King having all things at his command, will he suffer them to want what he knoweth to be behoovefull for them? or to be annoyed with any hurtful thing? All the properties of a good King are in God. But to provide for his subjects, and to protect them are properties set down by the holy Ghost in the description of a good King.4 Shall not God, the best and chiefest of Kings, the only true King, whose the kingdom is, do those things for his subject?
A. Assurance of supply of all things needfull, and of protection from all things hurtfull. Assurance, I say, to such as take him for their King, and in testimonie thereof are readie to performe all the forenamed duties. Though God be a King ouer all, yet all take him not for their King. Some being* sonnes of Belial, without yoke, say,n Let vs breake his bonds asunder, and cast his cords away from vs. oWe will not haue him to rule ouer vs. Yet, will they, nill they, God is their King. And because willingly they yeald not to him, by force he keepeth them vnder. To these more terror, then comfort ariseth from Gods soueraignty. But to his loyall subiects much comfort must needs arise. For their King hauing all things at his command, will he suffer them to want what he knoweth to be behoouefull for them? or to be annoyed with any hurtfull thing? All the properties of a good King are in God. But to prouide for his subiects, and to protect them are properties set downe by the holy Ghost in the description of a good King.4 Shall not God, the best and chiefest of Kings, the onely true King, whose the kingdome is, do those things for his subiect?
- *[Greek or Hebrew] qui sunt [Greek or Hebrew] absq, utilitate vel [Greek or Hebrew] absque jugo.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 qui sunt 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 absq, vtilitate vel 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 absque iugo.
- nPsal. 2. 3.
- oLuke 19. 14.
- 4Psal. 72, 2, 3, &c.
