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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LXXXVI. Of the THOƲGHTS

Generals.

NO thought can be hid from God, Iob 42.2.

Thoughts of continu∣ance of Riches are vain Ps. 49.11.

Gods thoughts are very deep, Ps. 92.5.

God understands our thoughts a farre off, Ps. 139.2.

In thoughts for par∣don of sin, Gods thoughts are not as our thoughts, Isa. 55.8.

Thoughts of iniquity complained of, Is. 56 7

It is a Rebellious and no good way complain∣ed of, to walk after our own thoughts, Isa. 65.2

God knowes our

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works and thoughts, Isa. 66.18.

Every imagination of mans heart is onely evil, continually, Gen. 6.5.

As the heavens are higher then the earth, so are Gods thoughts and wayes above our wayes and thoughts Isa. 55.9.

Those that are ready to slip with their feet, are despised in the thought of him that is at ease, Iob. 12.5.

The inward thoughts and heart of wicked men are deep, Ps. 64.6

We should hate vain thoughts, Ps. 119.113.

The thoughts of God ought to be very pre∣cious unto us, Ps. 139.17.

The thoughts of foolishnesse is sinne, Pro. 24.9.

Wicked mens thoughts are thougts of iniqui∣ty, wasting destruction being in their pathes, Isa. 59.7.

Wicked men under∣stand not, the thoughts of the Lord, nor his councell, Micah. 4.12.

Wicked thoughts are abomination unto the Lord, Prov. 15.26.

Tryals.

The inward thought and heart of wicked men are deep, Psal. 64.6.

In the multitude of our thoughts, Gods comfort doth delight us, Psal. 94.19.

Good men love right thoughts, Prov. 12 5.

It is threatned as a sore punishment, to bring upon us the fruit of our thoughts, Ier. 6.19.

Thoughts follow and attend the visions

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of the night, Job. 4.13.

They make one make haste to answer, Job. 20.2.

God is not in all wicked mens thoughts, Ps. 10.4.

Thoughts that God is altogether like us, are vain wicked thoughts, Ps. 50.22.

Wicked mens thoughts are all against the Saints to wrest their words, Ps. 10.4.

Our thoughts they are but vanity, Psal. 94.11.

In the multitude of our thoughts within us Gods comforts do de∣light the soul, Psal. 94.19.

The thoughts of the righteous are right, Pro 12.5.

The thoughts of the wicked are abominati∣on unto the Lord, Pro. 15.26.

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousnesse, Pro. 2.5

The fruit of our vain thoughts is a great pu∣nishment of them, Ier. 6.19.

Those are evil thoughts to spoile them that are at rest, Ezek. 38.10.

Sinfull thoughts are troublesome, and breed feares, Dan. 5.6.

Christ sees our thoghts, Mat. 9.4.

Christ knew our thoughts, Mat. 9.21.

Out of the heart pro∣ceedeth evil thoughts, murders, &c. Mat. 15.19

They make deep im∣pressions in the forgive∣nes of sins, Acts 8.22.

In our natural estate our thought accuse or excuse us, Rom. 1.15.

The Word of God is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the. heart, Heb. 12.4.

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Cure of ill thoughts.

To think on our ways and turn our feet unto Gods testimonies, Ps. 119.59.

To hate vain thoughts, Ps. 119.113.

By committing our wayes unto God, they are established, Pro. 16.3.

In reconciling our selves to God, our wic∣ked thoughts must be forsaken, Isa. 55.7.

By washing our hearts from wickednesse, Ier. 4.14.

By keeping our hearts with all diligence, Pro. 4.23.

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