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It was an honour to David, and granted to him by Achish as a special favour to be keeper of his head for ever; but its an infinite condescension in the glorious God, yet this Office he is pleased to take upon him, To be Keeper of his Saints heads, or their Head keeper for ever. Nay he is known by this name, He that keepeth Israel: And if you would know how ⟨p. 43⟩he keepeth them, truly so diligently that he saith, I keep it night and day (they are every moment within the view of his favourable eye, and under the guard of his Almighty arm) Isa. 27.4. and so tenderly, that he is said to keep them as the apple of his eye, Zach. 2.8. which is the tenderest piece (the Crystalline humour, say Naturalists) of the tenderest part of mans body; of which Nature is so tender that she strongly guards it with tunicles. A great blow is better born on the back, then a small touch on the eye. Oculus & fama non patiuntur jocos.

It was an honour to David, and granted to him by Achish as a special favour to be keeper of his head for ever; but its an infinite condescention in the glorious God, yet this Office he is pleased to take upon him, To be Keeper of his Saints heads, or their Head keeper for ever. Nay he is known by this name, He that keepeth Israel: And if you would know how ⟨p. 43⟩he keepeth them, truly so diligently that he saith, I keep it night and day (they are every moment within the view of his favourable eye, and under the guard of his Almighty arm) Isa. 27.4. and so tenderly, that he is said to keep them as the apple of his eye, Zach. 2.8. which is the tenderest peice (the Chrystaline humour, say Naturalists) of the tenderest part of mans body; of which Nature is so tender that she strongly guards it with tunicles. A great blow is better born on the back, then a small touch on the eye. Oculus & fama non patiuntur jocos.