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A87668 King Solomons's infallible expedient for three kingdoms settlement: or, Better men make better times. Delivered in a sermon preached in the renowned and famous city of Gloucester, the Lord's day before their election of burgesses for Parliament. By Samuel Keme S.S.T.B. rector of Allbery, near Oxon. Kem, Samuel, 1604-1670. 1660 (1660) Wing K251; Thomason E1021_9; ESTC R208389 12,634 22

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Land of Egypt 3. Repent of countenancing all Errors and Factions against Scripture-Truths or besides or above them or without them Gal. 2 4.5 The Apostle gave not way to this sin for an hour 4. Repent all that have had a hand in Ministery-Deformation Defamation that under pretence of probation and trying them as to gifts and grace and a Ministry-Reformation had if the Lord had not prevented it by a miracle of mercy brought it nigh to the brink of desolation I being able to account with any upon good proof and men of known integrity of two hundred Trades-men Lawyers Clerks Chirurgions and the like try'd approved of admitted into Livings and of good Value besides those in the Army and Navy Many more without Ordination such as have rendered us ridiculous to reformed Churches abroad The fairest and fattest was ever for the Lord. Such with Jeroboam have made themselvs guilty of that cursed sin of making Priests of the lowest of the People which were not of the Sons of Levi 1 King 12.31 1 Tim. 4 15. God required men should give themselvs wholly to the Ministry In this City of Gloucester I see a man two or three cutting out shoos and others cleering Guns forming up Swords c. on the week-dayes that have Rectories with Augmentations within 6 or 7 miles off this City 1 Tim. 5.22 Lay hands suddenly on no man 1 Tim. 3.6 Not a young Schollar and then not on one that is no Schollar 5. Repent of Interest-extollation before Righteousness and Truth and Peace Settlement and Preservation and all Prophaness and Error 's Extirpation with prophane Esau preferring a glorious Messe of Pottage to fill their greedy bellyes before a Birth-right 6. Repent of all formalities Hypocrisies as to that sacred and solemn excellent Ordinance to divert Judgments and procure Mercies when sincerely and heartily performed I mean dayes of Fasting and Humiliation when immediately the fruit hath been Opposing Superiours in Authority against Oaths and solemn Covenants dethroning beheading Magistracy and Ministry Oh! This is for a Lamentation and let it be to us surviving a cause of cordial Repentance and Humiliation Lastly Let us all repent of all our Un-betterness under all God's Judgments that have been several years upon us our Unteachableness under all the Lectures which by his variety of eminent Providences and Dispensations he hath read to us and for all our Unfruitfulness under Gospel-Ordinances to this day the very best of us and that to prevent that sad Doom Matth. 21.43 The Kingdom shall be taken from you and given to a People bringing forth the fruit of it God hath other Nations under Promise will be glad of it He is not beholding to England for Professing his Gospel if we practise not nor then neither for it is our duty And do all we can we are unprofitable Servants Therefore as a demonstration of thy fruitfulness and betterness Repent and seeing you expect a compleating of Mercy to you in this day of hope Omit not your duty of real Repentance from sin all sin before the Lord Cease to do evil learn to do well put away the evil of our Doings and by this means you will become Righteous men fit for Government and so shall the Nation become a Kingdom of Righteous men wherein the Lord will delight to dwell Motives To be curious in your Choyce as to righteous Men. 1. Because such are the Favourit of the great God the King of Kings they have an Interest in Heaven they can do much for you there as to your Felicity here Prov. 15.29 The Lord is far from the Wicked but He heareth the prayer of the Righteous Prov. 10.24 God grants the desire of the Righteous 2. They are interested in the Value of Princes and excellent in the sight of all good Men They shall stand before Kings Prov. 12.26 He is more excellent then his Neighbour 3. That you may reap the Fruit and Benefit of their Actings and relish it in Peace Plenty Holinesse and all Happiness And now a word to you who may be elected I come to you in the words of Jesus Christ Fear not them that kill the body Trust that God that hath kept you to this day Be gallant still shew it by your Humility and let God alone with the Proud count it more honour to be sifted like Wheat than setled on the Lees and at last found bottomed with much Dreggs And as a poor Pledge of my sincere Love accept of this Motto to subscribe your Blazons Crescit in Adversis Virtus and for your encouragement know more Saepe telo Jovis quercus adusta viret and again for your practise Tu ne cede malis sed contrà ardentior ito And I beseech you have the Afflictions and unjust Sufferings of poor Joseph in your minds when you are advanced Gen. 40.14 23. Yet the Butler remembred not Joseph but forgat him Oh remember bought and sold wounded divided oppressed and impoverished England Scotland and Ireland and say as David speaks of the Children of Israel in Captivity Psal 137.6 If I do not remember thee let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth let my right hand forget its cunning if I prefer not thee to my chief joy Be not like the Priest to the man wounded Luke 10.30 robb'd of his raiment half dead the Levite passed by when he saw it but like the good Samaritan ver 33. he had compassion on him went to him and bound up his wounds powred in Oyl and Wine put him on his own beast brought him to an Inn made provision for him c. 35. defray'd his charges Oh go and do likewise Me-thinks I seem to see the three Kingdoms at this day as this poor man robb'd by theevs of the beautiful garment of Religion in purity as to Doctrine and Discipline all tattered and torn stark naked in many places as in Wales robb'd of Ministers and Maintenance and robb'd of intended Charity for their good collected to buy Bibles but cannot hear of any distributed for there are none hardly to be found in Wales unless they are in Mr. Craddock's Library and there by his propagating Chimistry converted into a great Trunk full of Coyn with a Crucifix at top as was lately discovered by eminent persons attested Wounded to astonishment for her wounds am I wounded c. Is there no Balm in Gilead no Physitian there Yes God hath formed us a Gideon a Joshua Blessed be his Name and will put it as a return of many solemn daies of sincere Fasting Prayer in that famous City of London by his faithful Ministers and Servants there and elsewhere in the Nation into the hearts of all to choose righteous Physitians that may not skin over only but perfectly heal our Wounds wounded within without in repute abroad in condition at home half yea almost dead after a cold winterly season of blasting biting trouble Oh be ye not like the Lady to her Almoners who pittied them whilst in the cold her self but in the house forgat who with hungry bellies and naked bodies waited at the door But do as good Nehemiah in delivering the oppressed of his time Nehem. 5. that you may say as he in the 19th Verse Remember me O my God in goodness according to all I have done for this People And as in the 13. Chap. Neh. 10.11 Verses When I perceived the Portions of the Levites had not bin given and every one fled then reproved I the Rulers and said Why is the House of God forsaken and I in the next Assembly set them in their Places And then may you say as in Neh. 13.15 Remember me O God herein and wipe not out my kindnesse I have shewed to the House of my God and the Officers thereof I conclude all with that Scripture Isa 16.3 Gather a Council Execute Judgment hide them that are chased out bewray not him that is fled Let my banished dwell with thee be thou the Covert from the face of the Destroyer For the Extortioner shall end the Destroyer shall be consumed the Oppressor shall cease out of the Land And in mercy shall that Throne be prepared and he shall sit on it in stedfastnesse and judgment seeking Judgment and hastening Justice The yoke of the burthen the staff of the shoulder the Rod of the Oppressor hast thou broken as in the day of Midian And the mighty God the Prince of Peace whose name is Counsellor guide and furnish you all with Wisdom and Counsel that all the Foundations that are out of course may be once again Centred the Fences of God's Vineyard repaired the Walls of our Jerusalem builded all Phanaticks whatsoever discouraged and the Gospel in Power and Purity countenanced a boundless Toleration annihilated yet sincere and tender Consciences considered that we be no more a Reproach abroad not a grief to the Reformed Churches in other Nations The Lord strengthen all your hearts and hands for good and by You do all the Three Kingdoms good AMEN
King SOLOMON's Infallible EXPEDIENT FOR Three Kingdoms SETTLEMENT OR Better Men make Better Times Delivered In A SERMON Preached in the Renowned and Famous City of Gloucester the Lord's Day before their Election of Burgesses for PARLIAMENT By Samuel Keme S. S. T. B. Rector of Allbery near Oxon. Psal 112.4 Unto the Righteous ariseth Light in Darknesse And the Righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance His horne shall be exalted with Glory The Wicked shall see it and be Angry I will cloath her Priests with Salvation and her Saints shall shout for joy There will I make the Horne of David to bud for I have Ordained a Light for mine Anointed His Enemies will I cloath with shame but on Him his Crown shall flourish Psal 132.16 17 18. London Printed by J. S. for G. Sawbridge and are to be sold at the Signe of the Bible on Lud-Gate Hill 1660. To the Honourable Tobie Jordan Colonel AND Now Mayor of the Ancient City OF GLOUCESTER TO The Honourable the Burgesses Elected Aldermen and Common-Council of the said CITY Honourable I Have ever esteemed Honest Authority the most noble potent and approved Patron to pitch on The three Kingdom 's Glory and every particular Person 's best Security Now That I might match my Principle with my Practise The Compulsion of your many Civilities the prevailing Voice of most of your Importunities hath not onely conquered me to a concession to print these Mushroom-meditations but made me being conscious of the worthlessnesse of any thing that can be called Mine as liable to censure to fly to you for Protection it being a Sermon formed at as great a distance from my Line and Level and ordinary Instruments I make use of as I am from my own Habitation therefore not framed to that degree of Perfection I could wish for your sakes or any who may peruse it Which I pray may be charitable in their Judgment For the heaviest Censures come from men that speak their Interest and without Judgment And to them but a word Why should you be violent for that which but by Violence and Oppression you cannot hold and whilst enjoyed is apt to torment your Souls with jealousies and fears and hangs on the twine-thred of the wandring Judgments of the hurrying Vulgar more multivarious than Nature's dalliances which are every minute fluctuous and returning in their new Varieties And why should they not rather acquiesce in the Reason and Determination of Righteous men in Authority whose Guide is God's Will revealed in his Word Take heed whilst you follow the guidance of your own Interest though you should enjoy Mydas's specious Wish yet it pay you not with ruine at the last Truly God will work alone Man must not be of his Counsel If we can be but patient God will be profitable but for Time and Means we must leave to him not interpose our selves Be tutored by the unexpected Actings of the Times not to presume on any Interests nor despaire of God for he can help thee or cross thee Nemo confidat nimium Secundis Nemo desperet meliora lapsus Policy and Vowes have deceived us let Righteousness and Religion undeceive us and let us take out this Lesson that Those Kingdoms flourish most not where Vice-Royes govern but the a Lawful Righteous King is personally present And till you arrive here you will be but vapours transported by unconstant blasts And if this word of sincere and loving Counsel shall raise any storm upon me it shall but cause me to put the Helma Lee and pray for them And pray for next under God protection from you who are not onely Martially impowred but Civilly invested with the Sword of Justice and divinely furnished with the whole Armour of God both to defend his friends and offend his your and his Church's Enemies And ever know that sanctified Wisdom and true Grace is a Sanctuary so safe and sacred that even Princes dare not touch the man that is thus protected Yours Honourable hath been in varieties of difficulties proved and approved And without the lest thought of Flattery I hint it You seem to me to be formed and educated of God in the way and love of Righteousness Truth and Peace attended on by Moderation and yet a Christian Courage and Counsel to act your parts in such a season as this is I must till death crave leave to honour you and divulge to the World your Courage and yet Christian-like Moderation in the use of your Power very lately Violent rash bloody Designs and Minds will never bless the owners with a setled Peace Tyranny borders near an inevitable ruine Moderation is a Spoke in the Wheel of Envy nor is it safe to Tenter Authority for that displayes men And what bloody mischief was prevented and what high-formed stormy Resolutions calmed and what Peace was in a short space to admiration setled will never be forgot to your perpetuall honour whilst Gloucester is a City Enemies being Judges By which means though many of you being active in Counsel enjoyed not a Liberty to hear a part of this Sermon yet I bless God I enjoyed a peaceable opportunity to preach some of these Notions in the Publick Assembly the latter part of the Day Thus have your Actings added one Argument more to what I in Publick delivered That when Righteous men are in Authority the People rejoyce Diligence and Moderation are the best steps whereby to climb to any Excellency Go on and prosper They that by righteous Actings acquire Honour will hold it longer than they that have acquired it by Power or unjust Vsurpation This will make you succeedingly glorious that you shall need the Applause of none to add to your felicity This this Righteousness will in the Exercise of your Authority Martial Civil attract the hearts of all that hear of you to you for Love Service Admiration I shall dress up no more words in these Paper robes least I should seem to stand in need of your Pardon as well as Protection for my Impertinencies I knowing reall Desert desires more to deserue than to hear of it shall with Prayer to the Lord to make You and Magistracy at unity amongst your selves zealous for God's Glory and his Church's repairing and reforming and the Kingdoms Settlement upon the Foundations of Righteousness Peace and Truth presume ever to subscribe my self Yours and the City's most affectionate Servant in the Labour of Prayer for all Blessings SAMVEL KEME King SOLOMON'S Infallible Expedient for Three Kingdoms SETTLEMENT OR Better Men make better Times PROV 29.2 When the Righteous are in Authority the People Rejoyce But when the Wicked bear Rule the People Sigh NAtional and not Notional Righteousness is and hath ever bin esteemed the surest Foundation for Nationall and Personall peace and happiness The lastingest Settlement is formed from this Establishment Shews of it will and hath produced no other than Mock-showes and Kick-showes of Government No no! Dissembled Piety is double
Iniquity and provokes God to give Men over to affect mutability Novelty as Aristocracy Democracy Anarchy Oligarchy Fift-Monarchy The attempts of all which must be managed by Policy Power Violence Blood and Tyranny Experientia docet Pretences of Religion and Liberty hath in all Ages lead the Van-guard and bin the pretence for most the unbounded Licentiousnesse As in that nefarious and bloody Conspiracy and Murther of Julius Caesar When proud Sheba would invite Israel from a just and lawfull Subjection to the bondage of an Usurper He proclaimes a Toleration and Liberty And then the People as Bees when up in a swarm and hearing not the Voyce of the Master-Bee the Monarch are apt to light on any Bough yea Thornes or Bryars So Pride and Interest carry Men to cloze with any Faction Psal 2.3 The proud Rulers projecting against Christ's Monarchy declare for Liberty Let us break their bonds say they But your experience tells you The deadliest Storms attend the smoothest Calms Fair Promises are strange snares to intangle the ignorant and simple-hearted The cheapest things Men can part with and yet the strongest Inchantments It was the Devils promise to Jesus Christ to give him Kingdoms It is the Jesuit's first lesson Machiavell's old Rule And some of late Authorities practise John Huss had a fair promise for a safe conduct to the Council of Constance yet they cut him off as to Life with a distinction To come but not return Absolon stood at the Court Gates and having taken the People by the Ears with his Gallantry he leads them by the Nose into slavery 2 Sam. 15.4 His ear is open to all Plants Petitions of all Sorts no Cause he flatters no Error he tolerates not And then O Valiant Vertuous Bounteous Absolon was the common acclamation Sed Promissa Tyrannorum finiuntur in ruinâ Credentium They have Arguments in all Moods and Figures but the last is in Bocardo But Christians I have to our wofull past-experiment brought you at this time for your Election Incouragement Solomons Judgement as a direction Expedient For better time and a firm Settlement restore and cry up better men For when the Righteous are in Authority the People Rejoyce but when the Wicked ●ear Rule the People Sigh The Text is Independent and yet let me tell you it is for Monarchy the very best Government for it was pen'd by a Monarch King Solomon Not onely in Defence of Monarchy as to his own Interest and Glory but to the People's Security Peace and Indemnity as he Argumentatively expounds my Text ver 4. A King by Righteousnesse maintaineth or preserveth his Country but a man receiving gifts destroyeth it A man that is necessitated to inforce constant Taxes c. In the words in generall you have 1. Monarchy and Magistracy asserted 2. Happinesse assured First When the Righteous are in Authority the People Rejoyce Secondly The contrary experimented When the Wicked bear Rule the People Sigh In the words you have these parts First The Time or Season in which a Kingdom or People may expect and be sure of Happinesse When the Righteous are in Authority Secondly A just account of the length of Time of a Kingdom 's misery and calamity So long as the wicked beareth Rule And now I wonder not that King David experienced in the Harrassing and Oppressing of his People under Absolons Rebellion and Usurpation he and his Companions being routed and slain makes such haste to be settled on his Throne for his People good 2 Sam. 19.20 Absolon whom we appointed over us is dead Ver. 11. Then King David sent to Zadock and Abiathar the Priests saying Speak to the Elders of Juda and say Why are ye behind to bring the King again to his House See v. 14. He gives Amasa incouraging-hints as to be Generall in Joab's stead Ver. 13 14. He bowed the hearts of all the men of Juda as of one man Therefore they sent to the King saying Return thou with all thy Servants v. 15. So the King returned and came to Jordan And Juda came to Gilgal to meet the King and to conduct him over the Waters of Jordan Yea Shimei faces about and goes also And when holy David is in Authority the Kingdom rejoyceth exceedingly 2 Sam. 22. But when Absolon and Sheba Ruled their very hearts were grieved I shall clear these particulars or so much as I shall speak to 1. What is meant by Righteous 2. What By being in Authority 3. What by the Peoples Rejoycing and what kinds of joy it is that they express 4. What is understood by Wicked and what by their bearing Rule 5. What by Sighing First What by Righteous And really Christians there hath bin and is so much spirituall Hocus-pokery and Hypocrisy in the World that the Devil in Samuel's mantle hath past for the Prophet But because Christ hath said The Tree is known by the Fruit Affection concluded by Actions I will tell you what the Scripture saith Is not to do righteously and whom God looks upon as unrighteous that you may in your choyce decline them And whom he looks upon as righteous that you may Elect and Accept them as your Representatives I shall give you examples in Men and Actions These are righteous 1. Negatively not such as walk prophanely or countenance or oppose not the spirit of prophaneness in their Relations or Inferiors Noah in his opposition to this practise is called a righteous Man in his Age for he grieved for the unrighteous deed Gen. 6.9 10. Gen. 24. If there be fifty righteous c. v. 25. So Lot is called a righteous man in opposition to his times practice Secondly Such as walk perfidiously that break Covenants with God and Man That keep not their promises Psal 57. In opposition to this Jonathan is styled righteous acting so to David having made a Covenant with him 1 Sam. 18. although his treachery might have got him a Crown in all probability Thirdly Such as preferr Policy to Piety and manage it with the most notorious Acts of cruelty In opposition to this practise David is called righteous by hi● very Enemy Saul 1 Sam. 24. compared with 6.7 Verses 1 Sam. 26. And it came to passe when Abi●thar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah that he came down with an Epl●od in his hand And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah and Saul said God hath delivered him into mine hand for he is shut in by entring into a Town that hath Gates and Bars Contrary to this is the unrighteous Actings of Joab and Abner And our English Historian Sanderson tells you of one lately that pretended Piety that by Policy he might act his Cruelty Such was Herod's Act Math. 2. and Judas Kiss to his Master 4. To walk cruelly and act Tyrannically meerly to fortify Interest yea against convictions of Conscience Upon this account is it Christ calls Herod Wicked who valued not to serve up John Baptist's Head in blood whom
he delighted formerly to hear for opposing him in his Interested Herodias As cruel Bonner in his time c. And as our English Historian mentions one more cruel to Mr. Love Gibbons c. 5. Such as have broke all Bonds and bounds Laws of God and Man to make Laws to maintain their own Interest though to the ruining of three Kingdoms as Rehoboam Absolom and his Renegadoes and young men in Arms 1 King 12.11 14 15. 6. Such as Profess to be Counsellors for National safety and pull down its Hedge of Magistracy and Ministry Eccles 10.8 He that breaketh a Hedge a Serpent shall bite him Verse 9. Apply 7. As the fag end of this Character take a Company of them together discovered by the Apostle Paul 2 Tim. 3.2 3 4 5 6 c. Lovers of themselves Covetous Boasters Proud cursed Speakers Disobedient to Parents Unthankfull Unholy without naturall Affection Covenant-breakers false Accusers Intemperate Fierce No lovers at all of them which are good Traitours heady high-minded Lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God having a shew of Godliness creeping into houses leading captive silly Women A Righteous man affirmatively is such a one as is positively holy in his Person and his practises his Opinion his Principles his Aims as well as Actions Jehu did drive furiosly acted highly but all was to get a Kingdom He is such a one as walks by Gospel Rules not Lights within or providences and successes Impulse of Spirit Secondly What By being in Authority And it is explained by the Apostle 1 Tim. 2.2 and that Personally or Relatively I exhort therefore that first of all Prayers and Intercessions be made for all men for Kings and all that are in Authority that is all that exercise a lawful Power over us Thirdly What kind of Joy or rejoycing the People act as the Product of such Government and Rulers Solution 1. Not carnal sinful prophane Rejoycing in drinking Healths Oaths or any deboisture drinking to excess sinning because God's Mercy abounds and have hopes of better times 2. Not rejoycing as to Self-Interest Preferment c. 3. Not rejoycing in bodily Priviledges but the Soul's Advantages this is explained by the Apostle also 2 Cor. 10.17 In the Lord in Soul's Priviledges Gospel-freedom in power and purity Magistracy and Ministry's restauration Anti-christ's disappointments Rejoyce spiritually yea in the Creatures and one anothers societies moderately yea and make the poor rejoice with you charitably Observation A Righteous Magistracy forms a People's hearts in all their Conversations to rejoycing and alacrity A righteous King Lords and Parliament is the Kingdom 's All-agreement Good men create good times Good Superiours good Inferiours Regis ad Exemplum I shall give you Scriptures and Examples and divine Arguments to prove it and so apply it And because the word King is out I shall rather confirm it than recal it and assert Monarchy not onely as most agreeable to the Nation 's well-being but God's Order To omit Himself being President and Oeconomical Government natural Instinct I pray you read Exod. 18.13 Moses sate and judged the People 21. Moreover provide amongst all the People Men of Courage fearing God men dealing truly hating Covetousness and appoint them to be Rulers Nobles but every great matter let them bring to thee 23. So shall the People go quietly to their place 25. ver And Moses chose able men out of all Israel and made them Heads over the People Exod. 19.6 Ye shall be to me a Kingdom Deut. 1.13 14 15 c. read 17. Bring it to me and I will hear it And pray see Rom. 13. Where commanding to obey Magistrates for Conscience whoever resisteth the Power 4. ver For he is the Minister of God 6. ver For this cause ye pay Tribute that is onely due to Kings Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's Deut. 17.14 15. God's Institution Then thou shalt make him King whom the Lord shall choose Josh 1. ●0 1 Sam. 16.1 I have provided me a King 2 Sam. 14.17 Prov. 11.10 In the Prosperity of the Righteous the City Rejoyceth Prov. 16.15 In the Light of the Kings Countenance is Life and his favour as a Cloud of the latter Rain Prov. 20.8 A King that sitteth on the Throne of Righteousness chaseth away all evils with his Eyes This contains Divine reason also Prov. 25.3 The Heaven for heighth and the Earth for depth and the heart of Kings is unsearchable Prov. 29.14 The King that faithfully judgeth the poor His Throne shall be established for ever Examples How chearfull and with what joy did the People manage their Affairs in the Daies of righteous Kings and Magistrates As in godly David's Solomon's Josia's Ezekiah's c. Again under wicked Kings as Absolon Jeroboam c. Richard III. Henry VIII Queen Mary c. what astrange alteration in the faces of People But in Edward the Sixth Days after in Queen Elizabeth's so at present what Rejoycing what a Life in hope of Trade what Demonstrations of joy in all places amongst all Degrees Sexes Ages even whilst but in expectation of Restoration 1. Arg. Because Righteous men constitute and enact none but righteous laws righteous Superiors cannot dare not do any other then righteous things for Inferiors Now this creates joy in the heart Prov. 12.10 A righteous man regards the life of his Beast Prov. 16.17 The path of the Righteous is to depart from evil Prov. 20.26 A righteous King scattereth the wicked and causeth the wheel to turn over them 2. Arg. Because righteous Superiors bring multiplyed blessings on their Inferiors and keep evils from them and seek God much for them Prov. 11.11 By the blessing of the Righteous the City is exalted Prov. 10.21 The lips of the Righteous feed many Righteousness delivereth from Death Prov. 10.11 Prov. 12.28 Life is in the way of righteousnesse and in that path-way there is no Death 3. Arg. Because all such things as usually create joy in us wait on their endeavours by God's appointment and the relishes of them expected by the People are performed to the People As Righteousness Peace security dwelling under their Vines and Figg-Trees injoying the Fruits of their own Labours They shall dwell safely and be quiet from all evil Prov. 1.33 Prov. 2.7 He Preserveth the Estates of the Righteous He is a Shield to them that walk uprightly Prov. 2.21 The just shall dwell in the Land They have the promise of all Temporals and Spirituals Health to their Navel Marrow to their Bones Prov. 3.24 When thou sleepest thy sleep shall be sweet 33. Ver. He blesseth the habitation of the Righteous Prov. 28.10 Whoso causeth the Righteous to go astray in an evil way he shall fall himself into his own pit but the upright shall have good things in possession Prov. 6.11 16. A naughty person a wicked man walketh with a froward mouth He winketh with his Eyes he speaketh with his Feet he teacheth with his Fingers Frowardnesse is in his heart he