God's promise to his plantations

1. When some grievous sins overspread a Country, that threaten desolation. Mich. 2. 6, to 11 verse: When the People say to them that prophesy, Prophesy not; then verse 10 Arise then, this is not your rest. Which words, though they be a threatening, not a Commandment; yet as in a threatening a wise man foreseeth the Plague, so in the threatening he seeth a Commandment, to hide himself from it. This case might have been of seasonable use unto them of the Palatinate, when they saw their orthodox Ministers banished; although themselves might for a while enjoy liberty of Conscience.

1. When some grievous sins overspread a Countrey, that threaten desolation. Mich. 2. 6, to 11 verse: When the People say to them that prophecie, Prophecie not; then verse 10 Arise then, this is not your rest. Which words, though they be a threatning, not a Commandment; yet as in a threatning a wise man forefeeth the Plague, so in the threatning he seeth a Commandment, to hide himself from it. This case might have been of seasonable use unto them of the Palatinate, when they saw their orthodox Ministers banished; although themselves might for a while enjoy liberty of Conscience.

2. If men be overburdened with Debts and Miseries, as Davids followers were; they may then retire out of the way (as they retired to David for safety) not to defraud their Creditors (for God is an avenger of such things, 1 Thess. 4. 6.) but to gain further opportunity to discharge their Debts, and to satisfy their Creditors, 1 Sam. 22. 1, 2.

2. If men be overburdened with Debts and Miseries, as Davids followers were; they may then retire out of the way (as they retired to David for safety) not to defraud their Creditors (for God is an avenger of such things,