John Trapp on Proverbs 20:28

Verſ. 28. Mercy and truth preſerve the King] Theſe are the beſt guard of his Body, and ſupporters of his Throne. Mildneſs and righteouſneſs, leuity and fidelity doe more ſafe-guard a Prince than munitions of rocks, or any war-like preparations: amidſt which Henry the fourth of France periſhed, when Queen Elizabeth of England lived and dyed with glory. That French King being perſwaded by the Duke of Sully not to re-admit the Jeſuits, anſwered; Give me then ſecurity for my life. But he was ſhortly after ſtabbed to death by their inſtigation: when our Queen, that ſtuck faſt to her Principles, was not more loved of her Friends than feared of her Foes, being protected by God beyond expectation. Our King John thought to ſtrengthen himſelf by gathering mony, the ſinews of War: but mean-while he loſt his peoples affections, thoſe joynts of peace, and came after endleſs turmoyls to an unhappy end. So did our late Soveraign of bleeding memory.