An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…

This hath been the case of many of the children of God, and the Devils design is by these unprofitable and needless fears, to keep them from that service, which otherwise they might do for God. For as Timber too moist, and not well dried, will deceive the builder, and not support the house, as it is expected: so neither can a Christian, amazed with such dividing fears, do God that service in his place, as he ought to do. These are like worms in the wood, that at last eat up the heart of it. Such therefore that are buffeted with these temptations, they have no other ways to take, but to fly unto God: He is the Jehovah, who can give power and strength to them, as was done to Daniel, in his great amazement, and unto the Scripture, as a directive Rule, from whence he may wisely observe many remedies against such preposterous fears. Let him also possess his soul with this as an undoubted principle, That the Lord bindeth him in this chain (as it were) to prevent other sins that he may boldly venture upon; and that these fears continually annoying, are a means to keep off some great sins or others. They are like barking curs, that keep off thieves, when they hear such a noise within.

This hath been the case of many of the children of God, and the Devils designe is by these unprofitable and needlesse feares, to keep them from that service, which otherwise they might do for God. For as Timber too moist, and not well dried, will deceive the builder, and not support the house, as it is expected: so neither can a Christian, amazed with such dividing fears, do God that service in his place, as he ought to do. These are like wormes in the wood, that at last eat up the heart of it. Such therefore that are buffeted with these temptations, they have no other wayes to take, but to flie unto God: He is the Jehovah, who can give power and strength to them, as was done to Daniel, in his great amazement, and unto the Scripture, as a directive Rule, from whence he may wisely observe many remedies against such preposterous feares. Let him also possesse his soul with this as an undoubted principle, That the Lord bindeth him in this chain (as it were) to prevent other sinnes that he may boldly venture upon; and that these feares con•inually annoying, are a meanes to keepe off some great sinnes or others. They are like barking curres, that keepe off thieves, when they heare such a noise within.