An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…

Hence Note; The poor, especially the Godly poor, are often wronged, and go by the worst in the world. Or thus: The poor, as poor, usually suffer from, and by the world.

As the world is apt to oppress any poor, so mostly the Godly poor, (Psal. 12.5.) For the oppression of the poor I will arise. 'Tis possible a rich man may be oppressed, a mighty man may be oppressed by one mightier than he; but usually the poor are oppressed, and they trampled on, who are already underfoot. And therefore the Lord saith, For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, and set him at safety from him that puffeth at him. This is not exclusive, the Lord will arise for the help of the rich and great, when any such are wronged; but he is said to arise for the help of the poor, as intimating that the poor seldom come by their right, or find help in the world, unless ⟨p. 197⟩God arise to help them, or help them to it; and because he hath said he will help them to their right, we may be sure he will. Davids Faith was strong upon this promise, (Psal. 18.27.) Thou wilt save the afflicted people, (Psal. 72.4.) He shall judge the poor of the People. (P•al. 140.12.) I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted. And his Experience was as clear, as his Faith was strong (Psal. 37.25.) I have been young, and now am old, yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken; that is, I have often, yea always seen him helped one way or other; and sometimes set on high from affliction, (Psal. 107.41.) The Lord careth so for the poor, as if he cared for none else; and the best of the poor are little cared for by any, but the Lord. (