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

But then you will say, if the Lord hath promised protection and deliverance to those that trust in him in the time of a Plague, whether is it possible for a believer to dye by a Plague, seeing the whole Psalm is made to those; and Promise such protection to those that trust in the Lord, whether may a believer dye of the Plague? without all doubt he may. Seventy thousand dyed in David's time; do you think there was not a good man among them? 'tis recorded of several good men, that they dyed of the Plague; but you know what's said, All things fall alike to good and bad. If a good man may not dye of the Plague, how can all things fall alike to good and bad?

But then you will say, if the Lord hath promised protection and deliverance to those that trust in him in the time of a Plague, whether is it possible for a believer to dye by a Plague, seeing the whole Psalm is made to those; and Promise such protection to those that trust in the Lord, whether may a believer dye of the Plague? without all doubt he may. Seventy thousand dyed in Daivd's time; do you think there was not a good man among them? 'tis recorded of several good men, that they dyed of the Plague; but you know what's said, All things fall alike to good and bad. If a good man may not dye of the Plague, how can all things fall alike to good and bad?

But how then is the promise fulfilled, if that a believer may dye by the hand of a Plague? yes, very well: for possibly a believer may be out of his way as good Josiah was, and dyed, though God promised him that he should dye in peace. No disparagement to the promise, for he was out of his way, and this promise of protection in the time of a Plague is made to those believers that are in Gods way: He will give his Angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all his ways; therefore if a believer be out of Gods way and dye, 'tis no disparagement to this promise.

But how then is the promise fulfilled, if that a believer may dye by the hand of a Plague? yes, very well: for possibly a believer may be out of his way as good Josiah was, and dyed, though God promised him that he should dye in peace. No disparagement to the promise, for he was out of his way, and this promise of protection in the time of a Plague is made to those believers that are in Gods way: He will give his Angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all his wayes; therefore if a believer be out of Gods way and dye, 'tis no disparagement to this promise.