A plain and familiar exposition of the eleventh and twelfth chapters of the Proverbs…A plaine and familiar exposition of the eleuenth and twelfth chapters of the Prouerbes…

Thirdly, every one of them that have Christ for their root, have God the Father for their dresser and keeper: Joh. 15. And therefore if any thing be hurtful in them, he taketh it away: if any thing be wanting to them, he maketh supply: if violence be attempted against them, he resisteth it. This happiness of the Church and use of particular Christians doth God himself speak of, making profession of his provident care of them in the prophecy of Isaiah, Sing, saith he, of the vineyard of red wine. I the Lord do keep it: I will water it every moment: lest any assail it, I ¹will keep it night and day.

Thirdly, euery one of them that haue Christ for their roote, haue God the Father for their dresser and keeper: Ioh. 15. And therefore if any thing bee hurtfull in them, he taketh it away: if any thing be wanting to them, he maketh supplie: if violence be attempted against them, he resisteth it. This happinesse of the Church and vse of particular Christians doth God himselfe speake of, making profession of his prouident care of them in the prophecie of Isaiah, Sing, saith he, of the vineyard of red wine. I the Lord doe keepe it: I will water it euery moment: lest any assaile it, I ¹will keepe it night and day.

1. 1Isai. 27. 2. 3.

Fourthly, one especial part of the sap that Christ the root of Christians doth send up to his branches, is the spirit of prayer, and that maketh their prayers fit to come up to him, and he maketh them meet to be presented to his father: now then in all their troubles they will surely cry to him, and whensoever they do cry he will more surely hear them, and whensoever he heareth them, he will most assuredly help them.