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…

2. As it's infinite mercy, so they are tender mercies, bowels of mercies. Psal. 40. 11. David prayeth, God would not take away his tender mercies from him. Hence he is compared both to a Father and a Mother. Oh take heed then of dishonouring God, by hard distrustful and unbelieving thoughts about him! Think not of him as an austere Judge, who reapeth where he doth not sow. The Devil, and our guilty consciences are apt to represent God otherwise than he is. Indeed while thou art secure and stupid in thy sins, thou thinkest of God as an Idol-god, having no eyes to see; or thou presents him only a merciful God to thy self, as if he were not also holy and just; but when once sin burneth in thy heart like fire; when God makes thee a terror to thy self, because of thy wickedness, then all is turned; Thou thinkest of the justice and vengeance of God only, as if he had no mercy; but when thy sins are a burden to thee, and thou doest in the sincerity of thy heart forsake them; then think of God only, as the Scripture represents him; then hearken what mercy, comfort and peace he speaks to such a contrite soul as thou art.

2. As it's infinite mercy, so they are tender mercies, bowels of mercies. Psal. 40. 11. David prayeth, God would not take away his tender mercies from him. Hence he is compared both to a Father and a Mother. Oh take heed then of dishonouring God, by hard distrustfull and unbelieving thoughts about him! Think not of him as an austeer Judge, who reapeth where he doth not sow. The Devil, and our guilty consciences are apt to represent God otherwise than he is. Indeed while thou art secure and stupid in thy sins, thou thinkest of God as an Idol-god, having no eyes to see; or thou presents him only a mercifull God to thy self, as if he were not also holy and just; but when once sinne burneth in thy heart like fire; when God makes thee a terrour to thy self, because of thy wickedness, then all is turned; Thou thinkest of the justice and vengeance of God only, as if he had no mercy; but when thy sins are a burden to thee, and thou doest in the sincerity of thy heart forsake them; then think of God only, as the Scripture represents him; then hearken what mercy, comfort and peace he speaks to such a contrite soul as thou art.