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

This weeping of Jacob is not recorded in the History of Genesis, nor in all the Book of God, but only here; his supplication is recorded, but not his weeping: therefore his weeping was had either from hand to hand, by way of tradition, (it was known that when he wrestled so with the Angel he prevailed) or otherwise by Revelation, but certain it was that he wept when he did wrestle: There are many ridiculous conceits of the Jews, and some old Writers about this, they say it was ¹the Angel that fell a weeping, and prayed Jacob to let him alone, thus they carry it; But to take it generally as our Divines do, that Jacob wept, and made supplication, and so prevailed with God, Jacob's heart was pressed in the condition that he was in, and so pressed, that it caused tears to bubble from him, and no marvel though tears came from him, his heart could not but be full, for when he came to think thus with himself, What, after I have served such a hard service under Laban my Uncle, and God bad me come away from him, which I took to be such a great mercy from God to deliver me, yet how soon was I presently in danger of my life, even my Uncle Laban pursuing of me, and God delivered me there; And must I now fall into the hand of my Brother? is the day come for him now to have his rage upon me? I see little other likelihood, his strength is great, and God himself appears against me, and I have been wrestling a great while, and I can get nothing from God, but that it's likely here I must die and perish, yea, and that God should leave me thus as he doth, that God should appear a greater enemy to me than my Brother Esau, and lame me: Oh! now might not this be a sign that God intends to destroy me, yea, God would be gone too when I am