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…

Answ. 1. God would hereby have you know something, which you never considered before, know therefore, and see that is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, we have gone on obstinately and cast aside Gods yoke, therefore thy own wickedness shall correct thee; therefore know, and see and learn by it, to see the danger of sin, and if thou begin to be tendable, there is hope this torment will end well; know that it is an evil to provoke God to such fierce anger, for as you have pressed God, Amos 2.13. so he will press you.

Answ. 1. God would hereby have you know something, which you never considered before, know therefore, and see that is an evill thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, we have gone on obstinately and cast aside Gods yoak, therefore thy own wickednesse shall corrrect thee; therefore know, and see and learn by it, to see the danger of sin, and if thou begin to be tendable, there is hope this torment will end well; know that it is an evill to provoke God to such fierce anger, for as you have prest God, Amos 2.13. so he will presse you.

2. Confess thy sins to God, lay open thy ways, and set them in order before him, and by this means you will find an unmeasurablenesse of ease, Psal. 32. to 6. he that confesseth his sins shall find mercy, Prov. 28.13. And with this confession add prayer for pardon and healing of thy sins, and God ordinarily will heal such, Hos. 14.3, 4, 5. Job. 33.27, 28.

2. Confesse thy sins to God, lay open thy wayes, and set them in order before him, and by this means you will finde an unmeasurablenesse of ease,