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the Pharisees would take great pains to damn a Proselyte, Matth. Chap. 23. vers. 15. The children of light are not always the forwardest in their generation. Besides, they have many obstacles, 1 Thess. Chap. 2. vers. 18. We would have come unto you once and again, but Satan hindered us. Our way is like Cushi's, full of rubs: but they like Ahimaaz, take the Plain way. Mischief is nimble, and he that intends evil, will break his sleep to do it, Matth. Chap. 13. vers. 25. It is the Servants that sleep, it is the enemy that watcheth to sow tares. I would we had their wings and speed, I wish not their talons nor their flight. If Hazaels feet did belong to Solomons head, and both these to Davids heart, O there was a man for God, a man of God! The shepherd watcheth to guard his flock, the Wolfe watcheth to destroy his flock: the Wolfe hath the advantage, for he may sleep out of fear: but whensoever the shepherd sleeps, the flock is in danger. Our comfort is, that though the wolf be waking, though the lambs sleep, though the shepherd sleep, though the Church sleep, yet he that keepeth Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps; and this Keeper watch over us evermore.

the Pharisies would take great paines to damne a Proselyte, Matth. Chap. 23. vers. 15. The children of light are not alwayes the forwardest in their generation. Besides, they have many obstacles, 1 Thess. Chap. 2. vers. 18. Wee would have come unto you once and againe, but Satan hindered us. Our way is like Cushi's, full of rubbes: but they like Ahimaaz, take the Plaine way. Mischiefe is nimble, and he that intends evill, will breake his sleepe to doe it, Matth. Chap. 13. vers. 25. It is the Servants that sleepe, it is the enemie that watcheth to sow tares. I would we had their wings and speed, I wish not their tallons nor their flight. If Hazaels feet did belong to Salomons head, and both these to Davids heart, O there was a man for God, a man of God! The shepheard watcheth to guard his flocke, the Wolfe watcheth to destroy his flocke: the Wolfe hath the advantage, for he may sleepe out of feare: but whensoever the shepheard sleepes, the flocke is in danger. Our comfort is, that though the wolfe be waking, though the lambes sleepe, though the shepheard sleepe, though the Church sleepe, yet he that keepeth Israel neither slumbers nor sleepes; and this Keeper watch over us evermore.