John Trapp on Psalms 34:4

Verſ. 4. I ſought the Lord] Even when I was in the enemies hands, and playing my pranks as a mad man amongſt them; I prayed ſecretly and inwardly, I ſent up ſome ejaculations (as Nehem. 2.4.) and was heard, though unworthy.

And delivered mee out of all my fears] Which were not a few, 1 Sam. 21.13. beſides his inward terrours upon his unwarrantable practices, to ſave his life. Senſe fights ſore againſt faith, when it is upon its own dunghill (in a ſenſible danger I mean) to the great diſturbance of the conſcience afterwards. George Marſh (afterwards a Martyr in Queen Maryes dayes.) being examined before the Earl of Derby, kept himſelf cloſe in the Sacrament of the Altar, as they called it. But afterward, thus he writeth to a friend; I departed much more troubled in my ſpirit than before; becauſe I had not with more boldneſſe confeſſed Chriſt, but in ſuch ſort as mine adverſaries thereby thought they ſhould prevail againſt mee; whereat I was much grieved; for hitherto I went about as much as in mee lay, to rid my ſelf out of their hands, if by any means without open denying of Chriſt and his word, that could be done, &c. Thus He; but no reſt he had in his mind,Act. & Mon[illegible: 1 letter] fol. 1419. till hee had better declared himſelf, though to the loſſe of his life. A man had better offend all the World, than his own conſcience. David, not without much ado, recovered his peace, for which he here heartily bleſſeth God.