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And the reasons why it must needs be so, Reasons. 1 are these:

First, when ungodly men do most vaunt of their malicious intents against Gods people, then is the Lords compassion most stirred towards them: even as it is with earthly parents, when any one threatens their children, that if he take them, he will knock out their brains; this will cause them to provide for the safety of their children, and that such lewd persons be punished and restrained.

First, when vngodly men do most vaunt of their malicious intents against Gods people, then is the Lords compassion most stirred towards them: euen as it is with earthly parents, when any one threatens their children, that if hee take them, hee will knocke out their braines; this will cause them to preuide for the safetie of their children, and that such leaud persons bee punished and restrained.

This was Davids comfort against Doeg: ¹Why boastest thou thy self in thy wickedness, ô man of power? (saith he) ⟨p. 79⟩The loving kindness of God endureth daily. If the stock of Gods goodness were all spent, then his children had reason to hang down their heads: but seeing that is, and will be as much still as ever it was, they need not fear the insultations of their wicked adversaries.

This was Dauids comfort against Doeg: ¹