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.

In their safety.

They are all in Gods hand, Deut. 33.3.

God rideth upon the heavens for their helpe, and in his excellency on the sky the eternall God being their refuge from above;

And underneath they are claspt into the ever∣lasting Armes;

Their heavens drop∣ping down the dew, Deut. 33.26, 27.

When their father and mother forsakes them, the Lord gathers them up, Ps. 27.10.

They are as mount Zion which cannot be removed, Psal. 125.1.

The Lord is round a∣bout them, from hence forth even for ever, Ps. 125.2.

There is a hedge round about them, and all that they have, Iob 2.10.

Upon all them the glory there is a defence Isa 4.5.

He contends with them that contend with them, and saves their children, Isa. 29.35,

The mountains shall depart, and the hils be removed; but his kind∣nesse doth not depart from them, nor the covenant of his peace be removed, Isa. 54.

He dwels with them

that are of a contrite spirit, to revive their spirit, and to revive the heart of the con∣trite ones, Isa 57.15.10.

He is married unto them, Ier. 3.14.

Though he scatter them, yet he gathers them again, and makes them to dwell safely, Ier. 31.37.

He makes an ever∣lasting Covenant with them, that he will not turn away from them to do them good,

But so put his feare in their hearts, that they shall not depart away from him, Ier. 32.40.

The soules of every living thing and of all mankinde are in Gods hand, Iob 12.10.

There is a mark set on their foreheads, who mourn for all the abo∣minations that are done, Ezek. 9.4.

They are as the Ap∣ple of Gods eye, & are hid under the shaddow of his wings, Psal, 17.8.

The Angel of the Lord encampes round about them, to deliver them, Psal. 134.8.

The Lord in the day time commands his lo∣ving kindnesse to bee with them,

His song being with them in the night, Ps. 42.8.

The haires of their heads are numbered Mat. 10.30.

No man plucketh them out of Gods hand, John 10.28.

Though they seeme dead, yet their life is hid with God in Christ, Col. 2.3.

God makes a league with them for all the creatures, Hos 2.18.