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A21054 The righteous mans tovver. Or, The way to be safe in a case of danger. Published by Ier. Dike, minister of Epping in Essex Dyke, Jeremiah, 1584-1639. 1639 (1639) STC 7422; ESTC S100142 133,735 372

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and ever shall bee the hearty prayer of Your Honours servant● IER DYKE Imprimatur Tho. Wykes R. P. Episc Lond. Cap. Domest Feb. 13. 1638. THE RIGHTEOVS MANS TOWER Prov. 18. 10. The Name of the Lord is a strong Tower the righteous runnes into it and is safe or is set aloft WHat Salomons drift was in writing this booke of the Proverbs we finde chap. 1. 2. 3. 4. To know wisdome and Instruction and that men might perceive the words of understanding And not onely that they might Perceive the words of understanding but that they might Receive the Instruction of wisdome And to give subtlety to the simple Now that which Salomon speakes of his whole booke may be applyed in speciall manner to this particular proverbe when men are in streights and dangers and their spirits in distractions and perplexities there is nothing they desire more then safety a faire issue and deliverance and are casting about in their thoughts what may be their wisest and safest course And yet such is mens folly and simplicity that amongst the many courses they thinke and resolve upon they cannot hit upon the onely safe course of all Therefore Salomon in this proverbe intends to make men know wisdome and instruction would have men perceive the words of understanding and would teach the simple a piece of holy subtlety and policy and what course is the onely wise course to be taken in a case of feare and danger namely that the onely wise course for a man to provide for himselfe in such a case is to be● take himselfe to the Name of God for his Name is a strong Tower and that the Righteous having the wisdome thithe● to be take himselfe findes it well worth the while and that it is no labour lost The Righteous runnes into it and is safe is set aloft out of the reach of his feared danger And the truth of this poynt he illustrates by shewing the contrary va●ity of all other carnall shifts and confidences of our owne vers 11. The Rich mans wealth is his strong city and as an high wall in his conceit many build as they suppose strong castles and towers in which they suppose to immure themselves and to be fenced against all after-claps as the Rich man supposes his riches will be his security against any danger but alas this and all other Towers and Castles are but castles and Towers in the ayre onely in mens owne con●eits there is but one way when all is ●one and that is this The name of the ●ord is a strong Tower c. For the sense of the words By the Name of the Lord ●● meant the Lord himselfe Deut. 28. 58. ●nd the Power the Providence the Mercy Goodnes of God Is a strong ●ower It is a metaphoricall speach look ●hat a strong tower is in case of dan●er such is God such is his Power Providence Mercy and Goodnesse to a man having recourse to him Runnes into it It is the metaphor continued men in danger of a pursuing enemy not by having a tower but by a speedy betaking of themselves and running thither with all haste finde safety so men by a speedy betaking themselves to God find shelter and protection The point then that may be gathered from hence is this What is the onely sanctuary for safety in a case of feare and danger What is the Doctr. onely wise project in such a case for a mans security That the wisest and safest course in such a case is to runne to God The onely sanctuary for safety is the name of God fied and runne unto To this purpose makes that prayer of the church for the king Psal 20. 1. The Name of the God of Jacob defend thee or set thee on an high place A man that in a case of feare and danger will wisely provide for his safety must doe two things First Hee must make choyce and pitch upon a place or person in whom and which there is such a sufficiency that safety and security may bee had As in time of warre when a man is in feare or danger of an enemy he will not trust to his house but he makes choyce of a fort of a castle of a tower And not of any tower or castle neither not of a weake tower of an unfurnished tower but of a strong Tower strongly built strongly mand well munitioned Secondly Hee must betake himselfe and that with speed also to that place or person He must not onely goe but hee must Runne betake himselfe with speed Both those things must be done in a wise provision for safety For if a man doe Runne to a Tower yet if that bee a weake and an insufficient tower without men and munition and a Ruinous shaken Tower or if a man doe make choyce of a Tower a strong sufficient Tower yet if in his danger he betake not himselfe to that Tower but he sit still or if he sit not still yet hee but onely goe and walke on easily towards it hee may well bee met withall and a danger may arrest him surprize him and cut him off before he get the Tower over his head But the man that will be safe as he must choose a strong Tower so hee must goe to nay Runne into that Tower Running will not secure a man unlesse the Tower be strong The strong Tower will not secure a man unlesse hee Runne There must bee strength in the Tower and speed in the pace A weake Tower or a slow pace either of them layes a man open to the danger But when the Tower is strong and a man Runnes then is a man in safety Now thus it is in Running to God in a case of danger it is the surest project for safety for 1. Gods Name is a Tower a strong Tower The Name of the Lord is a strong Tower The Lord saith David is my rocke and my fortresse my strength in whom I will trust and mine high Tower Psal 18. 2. An house of Fortresses Psal 31. 2. The Prophet Nahum speakes of terrible things and of sore times of trouble that were comming in his dayes Neh. 1. 5. 6. And puts the question what a man should doe for his safety at that time who can stand before his indignation and who can abide in the fiercenesse of his Anger What shall a man doe what course shall he take for his safety when his fury is powred out like fire and the rockes are throwne downe The answer to that question is laid downe vers 7. The Lord is Good A strong Hold in the day of trouble The time it may be might bee such a time as Amos 5. 13. It is an evill time The dayes it may be might be such as Paul speakes of Eph. 5. 16. The dayes are evill I but saies the Prophet The Lord is Good The dangers many and exceeding Great I but the Lord is a strong hold in the day of Trouble Excellent is that Psal 46. 1. God is our Refuge