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

It is a dreadful thing for wicked men to have such as have interest in God to declare against them.¹ God rejection of them, My God will cast them away. Those who have interest in God, who know Gods mind, and that such a ⟨p. 293⟩God as he is cannot have communion with such people. Thus you know it was with Isa. about the 57. and latter end,² There is no peace to the wicked, saith my God. He puts the emphasis there, he saith not, there is no peace to the wicked,³ saith God, but saith my God. Oh! when those (I say) that have an interest in God, when such as keep close Communion with God, and thereby comes to be acquainted much with Gods mind, when they shall declare concerning you, do not slight it, it is a great matter then when they shall say, there is no peace; If any of them should say: If I know any thing of the mind of God, If I have any Interest in God certainly there can be no peace to thee in such a way as thou art in, take heed of the slighting of the very suspicion of men that are godly, and humble: It is true, many that may make very great profession of Religion, they may be bold to suspect and to censure others, that it may be are better than themselves, but if I see one that walks humbly, strict in his way, holy, and heavenly, and self-denying in other things, if such a man should but have any suspicion of my condition, I had need look to it, it should daunt my heart to have such a Christian look upon me but with a suspicious eye, because such a one is much acquainted with God and his Way, and therefore take heed of slighting such a one.

It is a dreadful thing for wicked men to have such as have interest in God to declare against them.¹ God rejection of them, My God will cast them away. Those who have interest in God, who know Gods mind, and that such a ⟨p. 293⟩God as he is cannot have communion with such people. Thus you know it was with Isa. about the 57. and latter end,