The righteous man's habitation in the time of plague and pestilence being a brief…

9ly. If these things be so (friends) what manner of men and women ought we to be in all holy conversion? what, your attendants so holy, and you so unholy? let the women be covered, because of the Angels, says the Apostle; so say I, let us walk holily because of the Angels, they are always about us: if you be in company with a grave man, you won't giggle, nor be so frothy as with others; if a man have a servant attending upon him that is grave and sober, he won't be frothy and vain; behold what grave and holy attendants there are about you; and will you giggle, and be frothy and vain? Oh what manner of men and women ought we to be in all holy conversation?

9ly. If these things be so (friends) what manner of men and women ought we to be in all holy conversion? what, your attendants so holy, and you so unholy? let the women be covered, because of the Angels, sayes the Apostle; so say I, let us walk holily because of the Angels, they are alwayes about us: if you be in company with a grave man, you won't giggle, nor be so frothy as with others; if a man have a servant attending upon him that is grave and sober, he won't be frothy and vain; behold what grave and holy attendants there are about you; and will you giggle, and be frothy and vain? Oh what manner of men and women ought we to be in all holy conversation?

But tenthly and lastly, to conclude; if these things be so, why should we not always be found in that way, whereby ⟨p. 19⟩we may come within the compass of this protection: in the 34. Psalm it is put upon fearing God, they shall pitch their tents round about them that fear him; in this Psalm it is put most upon trusting in God. In this 91. Psalm, in this verse, it is put upon (this protection of Angels is put upon) being in our way; They shall bear you up in their hands. He shall give his angels charge over thee to keep you in all your ways, in all your ways; your ways: your ways are Gods ways, your way is the way commanded by God; if you be out of Gods way, you are out of your own way; if you be in your way, the Angels shall keep you even in the time of a Plague, and bear you up in their hands that you dash not your foot against a stone; but if you be out of your way, I won't ensure you of safety. When Balaam went upon the devils errand an Angel met him and scared his ass, and the ass run his foot against the wall, dashed his foot against the wall; the promise is, thou shalt not dash thy foot against a stone; but he was out of his way, and the Angel met him and scared his ass, and his ass made him rush his legs against the wall. Jonah went out of his way, when he ran away from God; God bad him go one way, and he went another; well, what then? were the Angels with him for his protection? the very sea would not be quiet, till he was thrown over-board; instead of Angels to protect him, he had a Whale to devour him. I confess indeed, through the free grace & mercy of God, the belly of destruction was made a chamber of preservation to him, but he was out of his way; and instead of an Angel to keep him that he dash not his foot, his whole body was thrown over-board. Says Solomon, As a bird from her nest, so is a man out of his place; so long as the bird is in her nest, it is free from the hawk, it is free from the birding piece, 'tis free from the nets, and gins, and snares, as long as 'tis in her nest; but when the bird is off her nest, then she is exposed to many dangers. So, so long as a man is in his way, in his place