A supplement to The Morning-exercise at Cripple-Gate, or, Several more cases of conscience practically…

¹2. Partly of kindness formerly received from him: He that made them, He that formed them, i. e. He that created them, gave them their being, (if we understand it of the Enemies of God's People.) or he that not only made them as his Creatures, but formed them to be his Servants, formed them into a state, and into a Church, (if we understand the words as spoken of God's People themselves.) and so had given them their being, not only a natural one, but a civil and Ecclesiastical one: he that had formerly done so much for them, vouchsafed them such choice mercies, yet now would renounce all kindness to them, have no mercy on them, show them no favour.

¹2. Partly of kindness formerly received from him: He that made them, He that formed them, i. e. He that created them, gave them their being, (if we understand it of the Enemies of God's People.) or he that not only made them as his Creatures, but formed them to be his Servants, formed them into a state, and into a Church, (if we understand the words as spoken of God's People themselves.) and so had given them their being, not only a natural one, but a civil and Ecclesiastical one: he that had formerly done so much for them, vouchsafed them such choice mercies, yet now would renounce all kindness to them, have no mercy on them, shew them no favour.

1. 1Heb. 10.13.

II. The cause of the judgment to be inflicted: it is a People of no understanding, [Greek or Hebrew] it is not a People of Understanding; as much ⟨p. 109⟩as to say, It is not a people of any understanding, or as we read it, It is a people of no understanding; It is a sottish, ignorant people, such as take no notice of any thing, know not God, observe not his works, understand not their duty. Other sins, no doubt, they were chargeable with; but the Lord takes notice especially of their ignorance, and it is for that they are here threatened. Hence we take notice, that,