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

First of all, that time is a time of the greatest danger; when should the Nurse look unto the child, if not in the ⟨p. 10⟩greatest danger? now in the time of the greatest danger, then come the angels to the succour of Gods people. In the 32. chapter of Genesis we read of the angels meeting of Jacob (at the 1. vers.) Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him; and when Jacob saw them, he said, this is Gods host; they met him then: why then? he had a vision when he went out from his Country, a promise in the way of a vision, the angels ascending and descending, and now he had the promise accomplished upon his return; why then? then he was in the greatest danger, he was betwixt Laban and Esau; and though he had passed the pikes of Laban, yet now he was to meet an old provoked enemy, a wicked man, Esau: insomuch that he was grievously afraid, and he prayed, Lord deliver me from the hand of my brother; well, and what then? then comes the angels; then comes this great danger, and then come the angels, and he called the name of the place Mahanaim; 'tis the same expression that is used in the 6. chapter of the Canticles concerning the Jews returning unto their own Country, at the 13. verse, Return, return, oh Shulamite, return, return, that we may look upon thee; what will ye see in the Shulamite? (in the Jews returning) as it were the company of Mahanaims, Mahanaims; two armies you read it, but 'tis the same word: why? possibly to show that God will send an host of angels to guard the Jews into their Country, as he sent an host of angels to guard their father Jacob into his Country. But I bring this to show, that when the Saints and people of God are in greatest danger, then come the angels to succour them. Now the time of sickness and of the plague is a time of great danger.

First of all, that time is a time of the greatest danger; when should the Nurse look unto the child, if not in the ⟨p. 10⟩greatest danger? now in the time of the greatest danger, then come the angels to the succour of Gods people. In the 32. chapter of Genesis we read of the angels meeting of Jacob (at the 1. vers.) Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him; and when Jacob saw them, he said, this is Gods host; they met him then: why then? he had a vision when he went out from his Country, a promise in the way of a vision, the angels ascending and descending, and now he had the promise accomplished upon his return; why then? then he was in the greatest danger, he was betwixt Laban and Esau; and though he had passed the pikes of Laban, yet now he was to meet an old provoked enemy, a wicked man, Esau: insomuch that he was grievously afraid, and he prayed, Lord deliver me from the hand of my brother; well, and what then? then comes the angels; then comes this great danger, and then come the angels, and he called the name of the place Mahanaim; 'tis the same expression that is used in the 6. chapter of the Canticles concerning the Jews returning unto their own Country, at the 13. verse, Return, return, oh Shulamite, return, return, that we may look upon thee; what will ye see in the Shulamite? (in the Jews returning) as it were the company of Mahanaims, Mahanaims; two armies you read it, but 'tis the same word: why? possibly to shew that God will send an host of angels to guard the Jews into their Country, as he sent an host of angels to guard their father Jacob into his Country. But I bring this to shew, that when the Saints and people of God are in greatest danger, then come the angels to succour them. Now the time of sickness and of the plague is a time of great danger.