Matthew Poole and continuators on Proverbs 20:28
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Proverbs20:28
28 Mercy and truth preserve the king , and his throne is upheld by mercy .
Clemency to Offenders, and bounty to worthy, and to indigent Persons.
Faithfulness in keeping his Word and Promises inviolably.
Because they engage God to guard him, and gain him the reverence and affections of his People, which is a Kings greatest safety and happiness.
Which is again mentioned, to shew that although it be an act of Grace, and therefore in some sort free, yet Princes are obliged to it both by their duty, and by their Interest, because it is a singular means of their preservation.
Marginal references: Ps. 101. 1. Ch. 29. 14.
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