An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth, & tenth chapters of…

God visits mens sins when they think they are most neglected by God; ¹God hath his time to make diligent enquiry for ⟨p. 124⟩all their sins,² in Exod. 32. 34. In the day when I visit, I will visit their sins upon them, then all their sins shall come up together, and that's the reason that God is content to bear with wicked men and wink at their sins for the present, why? because God hath a day for to visit them, this sin which they commit now, they shall not hear of it till a great while hence, but I have a day to visit, and then this and the other sins shall come. Days of visitation heretofore were wont to be called days of vexation, but the day of Gods visitation will be a day of vexation indeed to ungodly men.³ Micah. 7. 4. The best of them is a briar, the most upright is sharper than a thorn, the day of the Watchmen and thy Visitation cometh, ⁴now shall be their perplexity. In Isa. 10. 3. And what will you do in the day of Visitation, and the Dissolution which shall come from far? To whom will you flee for help? and where will you leave your glory? So I may say to many guilconsciences, Oh thou poor wretched sinful creature, what wilt thou do in the day of Visitation? thou canst tell now, thou canst go home and be merry and do what thou list, but what wilt thou do in the day of visitation?

God visits mens sins when they think they are most neglected by God; ¹God hath his time to make diligent enquiry for ⟨p. 124⟩all their sins,