The fort-royal of the Scriptures, or, The vade-mecum concordance presenting unto the world an hundred heads of Scripture, most of them common-placed for publique use : wherein all (especially the weaker sort of Christians) may suddenly command most of all the rarities in the book of God / by an admirer of the word.

Like for like, in Good for evill.

The righteous rewar∣ded according to their righteousnesse, and re∣compenced according to the cleannesse of their hands, Ps. 18.20.

With the pure hee wil shew himself pure, Ps. 18.26.

A vertuous woman shal have of the fruit of her hands, Prov. 31.31.

The taking of those Captives, unto whom Gods people were cap∣tives, Isa. 14.2.

After the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, a sight of their Teachers with a voice behind them for direction, Isa. 30.20.

For waste and deso∣late places in the land of destruction, those swallowing them up, shal be too narrow for the inhabitants, and swallowers up be farre away, Isa. 49.19.

For lost children, those after given, com∣plaining for want of place & room, whence comes admirotion at so great a change, Isa. 49.20.

In stead of the thorn and the brier, the com∣ming of the firre tree, and the myrtle tree, Isa. 55.13.

The sons of them that afflicted the Church, coming bending before them, and those who despised us, bowing down at the soales of our feet, Isa. 60.14.

In stead of forsaking hatred and desolation to be made an eternall

excellency and the joy of many generations, Isa. 60.15.

Mourners in Zion to have given them, for ashes, mourning, the Spirit of heavines, beautie, the oyle of joy, the garment of praise, and to be called trees of righteousnes, and the planting of the Lord for his glory, Isay 61.31.

For shame, to have double, and for confusi∣on, to rejoice in our po••tion, two double portions of joyes for our miseries, with ever∣lasting joyes upon us, Isay 61.7.

The Church profes∣ses the praises & loving kindnesses of the Lord, to render according unto his great goodnes, mercies, and according unto the multitude of his loving kindnesses bestowed, Isay 63.7.

The captivity of his people returned when they do seek him with their whole heart, and gathered from out of all the Nations where in they were scattered, Ier. 29.14.

He that scattered Is∣rael gathering of him and keeping him as a herd doth his flock, Ier. 31.10.

Like as he brings all the evill upon his peo∣ple, so he wil bring unto them all the good pro∣mised them, Ier. 32.42.

Comfort to Jerusa∣lem, according to all the evil brought upon it, Ezek. 14.22.

Her that halted made a remnant, and her that was cast afarre off, a strong Nation, and her that was driven out, and afflicted, gathered, Mic. 4.7.

All who undoe the Church afflicted, her that halted, gathered, and her driven out ga∣thered, and praise and fame in every land, wherein they have found shame, Zeph. 3.19

Israel as a curse a∣mong the Heathen, so saved and made a bles∣sing, Zech. 8.12.

As God thought to punish Israel when their fathers provoked him; so again did he think, in those dayes, to do well unto Ierusalem and to the house of Iudah, Zechariah 8.13.

Wee must doe to others as we wish them to do unto us, Matth. 7.12.

Turbulent spirits; therefore is judgement farre from them, &c, Isa. 59.9.