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The wrath of the king] the indignation of a Prince, or mighty potentate, having authority & power, incensed (not against the innocent and righteous, but such as were Michaiah, or Elijah, whom Ahab stormed at, but killed not, or though he had killed them, yet he could not have hurt them, but himself rather, as Joab did, by slaying of Zechariah, & sending him the sooner to heaven) but against malefactors, rebels, traitors, contemptuous persons, and transgressors of his wholesome laws, or any whom God shall put into the magistrates hand, as men of death, for violating his commandments, is like the roaring of a Lyon, which hath more courage and strength, both to roar more hideously, & to tear more cruelly: For it is not understood of them that be taken, and shut up like captives in holes, whom we may hear, and look upon through grates, and stand near too without peril, but of such as meet with a prey, either of man or beasts, in the forests, or open fields, or any where in their own walks. But his favour, his love, & countenance, especially towards worthy men, is like the dew upon the grass, very comfortable or profitable to them, rejoicing their hearts, advancing their states, preserving, and protecting them from wrongs, as the dew, or mild showers, do refresh the fields, cause grass to grow, and preserve the same, that the scorching heat of the Sun dry it not up, and cause it to wither.

THe wrath of the king] the indignation of a Prince, or mighty potentate, hauing authority & power, incensed (not against the innocent and righteous, but such as were Michaiah, or Elijah, whom Achab stormed at, but killed not, or thogh he had killed them, yet he could not haue hurt them, but himselfe rather, as Ioab did, by slaying of Zachary, & sending him the sooner to heauen) but against malefactors, rebells, traytors, contemptuous persons, and transgressors of his wholesome lawes, or anie whom God shall put into the magistrates hand, as men of death, for violating his commandements, is like the roaring of a Lyon, which hath more courage and strength, both to roare more hideouslie, & to teare more cruelly: For it is not vnderstood of them that be taken, and shut vp like captiues in holes, whom we may heare, and looke vpon through grates, and stand neere too without peril, but of such as meete with a prey, either of man or beasts, in the forrests, or open fields, or anie where in their owne walkes. But his fauour, his loue, & countenance, especially towards worthie men, is like the deaw vpon the grasse, verie comfortable or profitable to them, reioycing their hearts, aduancing their states, preseruing, and protecting them from wrongs, as the deaw, or mild shewres, do refresh the fields, cause grasse to growe, and preserue the same, that the scorching heate of the Sunne drie it not vp, and cause it to wither.