A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first…

Use 3. It may teach Gods servants to make an holy use of other mens falls; Dost thou see Professors fall into loose wicked courses, and give no testimony of their repentance, why God hereby would manifest that thou art sincere and upright, God hereby prevents thy mis-leading by their evil counsel, or practise; bless God that hereby he purifies his Ordinances, and wipes away the soil of his church, he wipes their face by casting out such; and especially make this use, Be not high minded, but fear? fear that God that is able to cast men from one sin into another, Isa. 6.2, 3. Why did the Angel there sing [Greek or Hebrew], Holy, Holy, Holy? &c. why, because he was to send the Prophet on a Message, to harden the wicked, and make their hearts fat.

Ʋse 3. It may teach Gods servants to make an holy use of other mens falls; Dost thou see Professors fall into loose wicked courses, and give no testimony of their repentance, why God hereby would manifest that thou art sincere and upright, God hereby prevents thy mis-leading by their evill counsell, or practise; blesse God that hereby he purifies his Ordinances, and wipes away the soyle of his church, he wipes their face by casting out such; and especially make this use, Be not high minded, but fear? fear that God that is able to cast men from one sin into another, Isa. 6.2, 3. Why did the Angel there sing 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Holy, Holy, Holy? &c. why, because he was to send the Prophet on a Message, to harden the wicked, and make their hearts fat.

Use 4. To exhort all in a special manner to take heed of Hypocrisy, if we take up a course of Religion, and good duties at home, and abroad, we think that God will be merciful to us; but let us see that what we do, we do in spirit and in truth, Heb. 12.13.