An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eleventh, twelfth, & thirteenth chapters of…

First, When God calls his people out of afflictions, yet they ¹know no more how to go, to guide themselves in their way than a little child doth. We think if we be delivered from such and such an evil we are well, but when God doth grant deliverance if he should leave us there, we should quickly spoil our selves, we should quickly turn the mercies that ⟨p. 29⟩we have into misery if we be left but a while; It is the pride of mens hearts that makes them venturous of them selves, hence they get many a knock and bruise; Oh! many stumble in their way and split themselves and perish because they will be going themselves and not depend upon Gods hand.

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We find by experience now God hath brought us out ¹of Egypt here, in great measure we are called out of Egypt, and we hope that God intends a Canaan to us, yet what children are we? we do not know how to step a step in our way, Oh! how often have we been at a stand in our way since God hath been pleased to call us out of Egypt? we have been at a maze; not knowing which way to take, this way or that way, Oh! how often have we fallen in our way, and gone astray? If ever people had need to have God to teach them how to go, then ²have we at this day; our path is an untrodden path, and there are many stumbling blocks in our way, we often stumble and fall in them; Poor children have not more need to have the hand of the Parent or Nurse, when they go upon the Ice, in slippery ways, then we have need of the hand of God upon us to lead us in our way and to guide us. That's the first Note.

We find by experience now God hath brought us out