Consolation to all good patrons of poor distressed mens causes; which take to heart their wrongs and burdens, and seek relief and remedy for them. They would not so faithfully labour for righteousness, unless themselves were righteous: they could not show such pity to good men, unless they loved goodness, and God loved them: for effectual compassion and mercy is never found in any that is not under mercy. 2. To them that have enemies lying in wait for their blood; if they be innocent and godly, the Lord will stir them up friends, that will favour their cause, and stand in their defence. Some Job or other will deliver them, though they be poor and fatherless, and have 1none to help them. Or if there be none that favour them at the bench, yet there be that will obtain favour for them from heaven. The prayers of Gods people ascend up. to Gods presence for his help: and those mouths prevail mightily that seek for redress of wrongs at his hands. Herod thought that it would be too late for all the friends which Peter had to minister help unto him when he had clapped him up in so sure a prison. But he remembered not how swift the godly be to prayer: and how soon a prayer can come to God: and in what readiness God hath his Angels: and what speed an Angel can make to succour them that are in danger. Yet this is not the greatest comfort of Gods afflicted servants, but this that the Lord Jesus Christ is infinitely more righteous and merciful than any man, or all men possibly can be, and he will undertake their cause, and either minister help to their state, or grace to their souls, to bear their troubles, till the fittest time of freedom from them. He will preserve them from sin and Satan which lie in wait for their eternal destruction. The spirit of God is large in one of the Psalms in setting forth the tender care which he hath of his people: He shall deliver the poor when he crieth: the needy also, and him that hath no help. He shall be merciful to the poor and needy, and shall preserve the souls of the poor. He shall redeem their souls from deceit and violence, and dear shall their blood be in his sight: Psal. 72. 12. 13. 14.
Consolation to all good patrones of poore distressed mens causes; which take to heart their wrongs and burthens, and seeke reliefe and remedie for them. They would not so faithfully labour for righteousnesse, vnlesse themselues were righteous: they could not shew such pitie to good men, vnlesse they loued goodnesse, and God loued them: for effectuall compassion and mercie is neuer found in any that is not vnder mercie. 2. To them that haue enemies lying in waite for their blood; if they be innocent and godly, the Lord will stirre them vp friends, that will fauour their cause, and stand in their defence. Some Iob or other wil deliuer them, though they be poore and fatherlesse, and haue 1none to helpe them. Or if there be none that fauour them at the bench, yet there be that will obtaine fauour for them from heauen. The prayers of Gods people ascend vp. to Gods presence for his helpe: and those mouthes preuaile mightily that seeke for redresse of wrongs at his hands. Herod thought that it would be too late for all the friends which Peter had to minister helpe vnto him when hee had clapt him vp in so sure a prison. But hee remembred not how swift the godly be to prayer: and how soone a prayer can come to God: and in what readines God hath his Angels: and what speede an Angell can make to succour them that are in danger. Yet this is not the greatest comfort of Gods afflicted seruants, but this that the Lord Iesus Christ is infinitely more righteous and mercifull than any man, or all men possiblie can be, and he will vndertake their cause, and either minister help to their state, or grace to their soules, to beare their troubles, till the fittest time of freedome from them. He will preserue them from sinne and Satan which lie in waite for their eternall destruction. The spirit of God is large in one of the Psalmes in setting foorth the tender care which he hath of his people: He shall deliuer the poore when he crieth: the needie also, and him that hath no helpe. He shall be mercifull to the poore and needie, and shall preserue the soules of the poore. He shall redeeme their soules from deceit and violence, and deare shall their blood be in his sight: Psal. 72. 12. 13. 14.
- 1Job 29. 12.Iob 29. 12.
