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.

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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.
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Hart, John, D.D.
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Edinburgh :: Printed by the Heires of George Anderson for Andrew Wilson,
1649.
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"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 the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A45722.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.

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Tryals.

Perfect walking with God is, in integrity and uprightnesse to observe all his commandments and statutes, 1 Kin. 9.14

It is God who softens the heart, Iob 23.16.

A faithfull heart is a means of our establish∣ing and prosperity, Nehem 9.8.

Walking holily, ob∣tains our hearts desire, with multitude of bles∣sings, Ps. 21.2.

Clean hands, with a pure heart, establishes us in the holy mountain Psalm 24.4.

The Lord is he who fashioneth our hearts, Psalm 33.5.

If we delight to do Gods will, his law is in our hearts, Ps. 40.8.

The words of our mouth and the medita∣tions of our hearts shuld be of understanding & wisdome, Psalm 49.3.

Our walking with God should be with a perfect heart, Ps. 101.1.

He ought to be prai∣sed with uprightnesse of heart, Ps. 111.7.

It is he who must en∣large our hearts to run the wayes of his com∣mandements, Ps. 119.132.

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Our heart should stand in awe of his word, Ps. 119.16,

It is God who heals the broken in heart, & binds up their wounds, Ps. 147.3.

Discretion and un∣derstanding preserves and keeps us, when wis∣dome entreth into our hearts and knowledge is pleasant to our soul, Prov. 12.25.

The preparations ther∣of, with the answers of the tongue, are both from God, Pro. 16.1.

A righteous heart stu∣dies an answer, Pro. 15.28.

Fools have no delight in understanding, but that their hearts may discover it self, Prov. 18.2.

A haughty spirit pre∣cedes destruction, Pro. 16.18.

Wise hearts teach their mouths, and adde learning to their lips, Prov. 16.23.

In wicked mens fair speeches there are seven abominations in their heart, Prov. 26.25.

Gifts destroy it, Eccl. 7.7.

Delayes of judgement sets the hearts of men wholly to do evill, Eccles. 8.11.

A wise mans heart is at his right hand, and a fools at his left Ec. 10.2

Wicked men will speak villany, and in their heart will work iniquity, to practise hy∣pocrisie, and to utter error against the Lord Isa. 32.6.

It is the Lord who hardeneth mens hearts from his fear, and cau∣seth them to erre from his wayes, Isa. 64.16.

When the Saints shal rejoice, it is the wickeds

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portion to cry for sor∣row of heart, Isa 65.14

Right pastors accor∣ding to Gods heart, are such as feed us with knowledge and under∣standing, Jer. 3.15.

The naturall imagi∣nations of the heart lead us into Idolatry, Ier. 9.14. & 13.10.

Wicked ministers cause marvellous astonish∣ment of heart in the Saints: From thence proceed many great e∣vils, Mat. 15.19.

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