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wherein_o there_o hang_v a_o thousand_o buckler_n all_o shield_n of_o mighty_a man_n in_o david_n tower_n there_o be_v shield_n and_o buckler_n for_o defence_n and_o protection_n and_o there_o be_v thalpijoth_n a_o armoury_n a_o word_n that_o come_v of_o thalah_n to_o hang_v and_o pijoth_v two_o edge_a sword_n all_o instrument_n of_o offence_n and_o weapon_n of_o death_n to_o do_v execution_n on_o enemy_n so_o that_o he_o that_o make_v choice_n of_o god_n for_o his_o safety_n go_v wise_o to_o work_v in_o provision_n for_o his_o security_n for_o he_o pitch_v upon_o a_o tower_n upon_o a_o strong_a tower_n he_o be_v a_o tower_n unquestionable_o sufficient_a for_o safety_n this_o be_v a_o impregnable_a fort_n psal_n 20._o 1._o the_o name_n of_o the_o god_n of_o jacob_n set_v thou_o on_o a_o high_a place_n therefore_o psal_n 46._o 1._o 43._o 1._o deus_fw-la noster_fw-la refugiam_fw-la &_o virtus_fw-la sunt_fw-la quaedam_fw-la refugia_fw-la ubi_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la virtus_fw-la quo_fw-la cuique_fw-la cum_fw-la fugerit_fw-la magis_fw-la infirmatur_fw-la quam_fw-la confirmetur_fw-la confugis_fw-la ad_fw-la aliquam_fw-la insaeculo_fw-la magnum_fw-la ut_fw-la facias_fw-la tibi_fw-la potenteâ—â—micum_fw-la refugiam_fw-la tibi_fw-la videtur_fw-la tanta_fw-la tamen_fw-la huius_fw-la saâ—â—li_fw-la incerta_fw-la sunt_fw-la â—â—â—_o ut_fw-la cum_fw-la ad_fw-la tale_n refugium_fw-la confugeris_fw-la plus_fw-la ibi_fw-la â—imere_fw-la incipiâ—â—_n non_fw-fr est_fw-fr refugium_fw-la nostrum_fw-la tale_n sed_fw-la refugium_fw-la nostrum_fw-la virtus_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la illuc_fw-la confugeimus_fw-la fâ—râ—i_fw-la erimus_fw-la august_n in_o psal_n 43._o god_n be_v our_o refuge_n and_o our_o strength_n such_o a_o refuge_n in_o which_o there_o be_v strength_n there_o be_v refuge_n in_o which_o no_o strength_n to_o which_o when_o a_o man_n betake_v himself_o he_o be_v rather_o weaken_v then_o strengthen_v ahaz_n make_v the_o king_n of_o assyria_n his_o refuge_n but_o he_o be_v not_o his_o strength_n 2_o chron._n 28._o 20._o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n come_v unto_o he_o and_o distress_v he_o but_o strengthen_v he_o not_o but_o god_n be_v not_o such_o a_o refuge_n he_o be_v our_o refuge_n &_o our_o strength_n the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o strong_a tower_n 2._o in_o run_v unto_o and_o into_o this_o tower_n in_o betake_v a_o man_n self_n unto_o god_n there_o be_v safety_n the_o righteous_a run_v into_o it_o and_o be_v exalt_v or_o be_v safe_a we_o shall_v find_v it_o true_a in_o some_o example_n jehoshaphat_n be_v in_o great_a danger_n and_o in_o great_a fear_n 2_o chron._n 20._o 1._o 2._o then_o there_o come_v some_o that_o tell_v jehoshaphat_n say_v there_o come_v a_o great_a multitude_n against_o thou_o what_o that_o multitude_n be_v we_o see_v vers_fw-la 1._o and_o what_o do_v jehoshaphat_n in_o this_o fear_n and_o danger_n see_v vers_fw-la 3._o 4._o he_o set_v himself_o to_o seek_v the_o lord_n and_o proclaim_v a_o fast_a throughout_o all_o judah_n and_o judah_n gather_v themselves_o together_o to_o ask_v help_n of_o the_o lord_n even_o out_o of_o all_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n they_o come_v to_o seek_v the_o lord_n and_o vers_fw-la 12._o we_o know_v not_o what_o to_o do_v but_o our_o eye_n be_v upon_o thou_o jehoshaphat_n and_o the_o people_n in_o their_o danger_n and_o their_o fear_n run_v to_o this_o strong_a tower_n of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n they_o betake_v themselves_o to_o god_n and_o what_o be_v the_o issue_n see_v it_z vers_n 22_o 23_o 24._o all_o the_o huge_a host_n of_o their_o enemy_n prove_v in_o heap_n of_o dead_a carcase_n when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o watchtower_n in_o the_o wilderness_n they_o then_o find_v that_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o they_o have_v run_v unto_o prove_v indeed_o a_o tower_n of_o safety_n hezekiah_n be_v in_o a_o great_a danger_n and_o fear_v senacherib_n come_v against_o he_o with_o a_o army_n of_o a_o hundred_o fourscore_o and_o five_o thousand_o send_v he_o rail_a message_n threaten_v letter_n what_o course_n take_v hezekiah_n in_o this_o danger_n he_o run_v to_o this_o strong_a tower_n 2_o chron._n 32._o 20._o for_o this_o cause_n hezekiah_n the_o king_n and_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n pray_v and_o cry_v to_o heaven_n see_v also_o 2_o king_n 19_o 1._o 14._o 15._o all_o this_o be_v run_v to_o this_o tower_n and_o what_o be_v the_o speed_n and_o the_o sequel_n that_o we_o find_v 2_o chron._n 32._o 21._o 22._o 23._o thus_o the_o lord_n save_v hezekiah_n and_o he_o be_v magnify_v among_o all_o nation_n so_o that_o hezekiah_n run_v to_o this_o tower_n and_o be_v not_o only_o safe_a but_o be_v exalt_v and_o magnify_v so_o that_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o only_o a_o strong_a tower_n but_o a_o save_a tower_n and_o a_o man_n by_o betake_v himself_o
tower_n and_o those_o tower_n be_v man_v and_o furnish_v with_o stout_a and_o resolute_a gammadim_n gammadim_n in_o their_o tower_n but_o though_o they_o have_v such_o tower_n and_o gammadim_v in_o their_o tower_n yet_o because_o they_o have_v not_o god_n in_o their_o tower_n because_o god_n be_v not_o their_o strong_a tower_n therefore_o their_o strong_a tower_n and_o their_o gammadim_n can_v not_o keep_v out_o nabuchadnezzar_n but_o he_o come_v and_o break_v down_o her_o tower_n ezek._n 26._o 4_o he_o shall_v set_v engine_n of_o war_n against_o thy_o wall_n and_o with_o his_o axe_n shall_v he_o break_v down_o thy_o tower_n it_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o confidence_n that_o niniveh_n put_v in_o her_o strong_a hold_n nahum_n 3._o 14._o fortify_v thy_o strong_a hold_n go_v into_o clay_n and_o tread_v the_o mortar_n the_o prophet_n deride_v all_o their_o care_n and_o cost_v in_o their_o fortification_n it_o be_v a_o bitter_a sarcasme_n by_o which_o he_o flout_v the_o vanity_n of_o all_o the_o course_n they_o shall_v seek_v to_o secure_v themselves_o from_o the_o chaldean_n they_o have_v not_o make_v god_n their_o tower_n nor_o have_v not_o run_v into_o that_o tower_n and_o therefore_o see_v what_o all_o their_o tower_n and_o fort_n will_v come_v to_o v._o 12._o all_o thy_o strong_a hold_n shall_v be_v like_o figtree_n with_o the_o first_o ripe_a fig_n if_o they_o be_v shake_v they_o shall_v even_o fall_v into_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o eater_n ripe_a fig_n they_o drop_v down_o with_o the_o least_o concussion_n with_o the_o least_o jog_v of_o the_o figtree_n and_o fall_v into_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o eater_n just_o so_o easy_o shall_v their_o fort_n and_o hold_v yield_v to_o the_o chaldean_n that_o long_v to_o be_v eat_v and_o devour_v they_o when_o god_n be_v not_o man_n strong_a hold_n he_o shake_v kingdom_n as_o a_o man_n will_v shake_v a_o fig_n tree_n and_o he_o give_v a_o commandment_n to_o destroy_v strong_a hold_n or_o the_o strength_n of_o a_o city_n isay_n 23._o 11._o second_o it_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o confidence_n that_o be_v put_v in_o stout_a man_n in_o goodly_a horse_n when_o god_n be_v not_o seek_v unto_o and_o he_o not_o trust_v in_o as_o a_o man_n of_o war_n to_o fight_v our_o battle_n so_o many_o man_n but_o so_o many_o woman_n nah._n 3._o 13._o behold_v thy_o people_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o be_v woman_n no_o more_o heart_n no_o more_o courage_n in_o they_o then_o in_o woman_n and_o what_o safety_n in_o a_o army_n of_o woman_n psal_n 20._o 7._o some_o trust_n in_o charet_n and_o some_o in_o horse_n but_o a_o horse_n be_v a_o vain_a thing_n for_o safety_n psal_n 33._o 17._o the_o horse_n indeed_o be_v prepare_v against_o the_o day_n of_o battle_n pro._n 21._o 31._o but_o safety_n be_v of_o the_o lord_n the_o safety_n be_v not_o from_o the_o horse_n for_o the_o horse_n be_v flesh_n and_o not_o spirit_n isa_n 31._o 3._o three_o it_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o confidence_n that_o man_n put_v in_o their_o wealth_n and_o riches_n pro._n 18._o 11._o the_o rich_a man_n wealth_n be_v his_o strong_a city_n and_o as_o a_o high_a wall_n in_o his_o conceit_n come_v what_o can_v or_o will_v come_v think_v many_o a_o rich_a man_n he_o have_v money_n and_o wealth_n and_o money_n answer_v all_o thing_n he_o conceive_v himself_o as_o safe_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o wealth_n as_o if_o he_o have_v a_o tower_n as_o high_a as_o heaven_n as_o if_o enclose_a within_o wall_n like_o jerichoe_n as_o high_a as_o heaven_n he_o be_v immure_v within_o his_o silver_n wall_n and_o fortify_v within_o his_o golden_a tower_n and_o he_o think_v himself_o past_o the_o reach_n of_o all_o danger_n but_o if_o a_o man_n have_v not_o make_v god_n his_o tower_n and_o be_v not_o get_v within_o that_o tower_n those_o golden_a and_o silver_a tower_n will_v afford_v a_o man_n no_o safety_n at_o all_o riches_n avail_v not_o in_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n pro._n 11._o 4._o it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o at_o some_o time_n and_o in_o some_o case_n the_o ransom_n of_o a_o man_n life_n be_v his_o riches_n proverb_n 13._o 8._o and_o in_o some_o case_n money_n be_v a_o defence_n or_o a_o shadow_n eccles_n 7._o 12._o but_o when_o god_n wrath_n break_v out_o in_o sore_a judgement_n than_o money_n in_o another_o sense_n be_v but_o a_o shadow_n it_o be_v poor_a safety_n that_o it_o will_v yield_v in_o such_o a_o time_n zeph._n 1._o 18._o neither_o their_o silver_n nor_o their_o gold_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o deliver_v they_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n wrath_n nay_o it_o be_v that_o which_o many_o time_n expose_v a_o man_n to_o the_o more_o danger_n as_o many_o a_o man_n finger_n be_v the_o soon_o cut_v off_o for_o his_o gold_n ring_n and_o many_o a_o man_n throat_n the_o soon_o cut_v for_o his_o wealth_n it_o be_v a_o certain_a thing_n that_o in_o the_o parisian_a massacre_n many_o that_o be_v papist_n be_v murder_v as_o well_o as_o 69._o nec_fw-la tantum_fw-la hugonoti_fw-la occidebantur_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la opulentiores_fw-la quâ—dam_fw-la pontificii_fw-la quorum_fw-la opibus_fw-la avari_fw-la mililitâ—s_fw-la inhi_fw-la abant_fw-la easque_fw-la per_fw-la nâ—fas_fw-la rapiebant_fw-la osiand_n epit_fw-la cent_n 16_o l._n 3._o c._n 69._o protestant_n not_o their_o faith_n but_o their_o wealth_n make_v heretic_n and_o hugonote_n of_o they_o their_o riches_n be_v as_o dangerous_a to_o they_o as_o their_o religion_n be_v to_o the_o protestant_n it_o be_v foul_a heresy_n with_o some_o of_o those_o fury_n for_o some_o man_n to_o have_v money_n and_o to_o be_v rich_a who_o escape_v better_o in_o the_o desolation_n by_o nabuchadnezzar_n than_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o land_n jer._n 39_o 10._o he_o leave_v the_o poor_a of_o the_o people_n which_o have_v nothing_o in_o the_o land_n and_o give_v they_o field_n and_o vineyard_n at_o the_o same_o time_n there_o be_v more_o safety_n at_o such_o a_o time_n in_o poverty_n than_o in_o riches_n poverty_n be_v sometime_o a_o safe_a tower_n than_o riches_n and_o a_o poor_a thatch_a cottage_n more_o safe_a than_o a_o silver_n tower_n four_o it_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o confidence_n that_o man_n put_v in_o get_v honour_n preferment_n and_o high_a place_n but_o the_o safety_n be_v not_o answerable_a to_o the_o confidence_n some_o set_v their_o nest_n on_o high_a hab._n 2._o 9_o and_o that_o upon_o this_o ground_n that_o they_o may_v be_v deliver_v from_o the_o power_n of_o evil_a but_o a_o nest_n on_o high_a will_v not_o deliver_v from_o evil_a some_o bird_n build_v their_o nest_n on_o high_a but_o yet_o if_o the_o tree_n can_v be_v climb_v they_o may_v be_v cut_v down_o that_o same_o tree_n dan._n 4._o vers_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12._o which_o nabuchadnezzar_n see_v in_o his_o dream_n the_o height_n thereof_o be_v great_a the_o tree_n grow_v and_o be_v strong_a and_o the_o height_n reach_v unto_o heaven_n and_o the_o fowl_n of_o the_o heaven_n dwell_v in_o the_o bough_n thereof_o they_o make_v their_o nest_n in_o 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