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

not I, saith he, my hand shall not be upon him, I know he is a man so given up to sin, so enslaved to his own vile affections, that there's enough upon him already, and in a short time more will be upon him, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked, but mine hand shall not be upon him; I will leave him to the hand of his sin, which is his plague already, and which in a little time will attach him, and do me right, though he never would. When God took up a resolution against his own people, that he would not hear or be entreated, and protested his mind could not be towards them, he saith (Jer. 15.2.) Let them go forth, such as are for the sword to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity. This was a dreadful sentence; but for God to say to a people, Let them go forth in ⟨p. 27⟩the ways of their sin; he that is for drunkenness, to be drunk; he that is for uncleanness, to be unclean; he that is for pride, to be proud; he that is for swearing to oaths; and he that is for envy, to be envious; and he that is for idolatry, to his idols. O how unconceivably miserable are such a people! To be left in the hand of these sins, is a spiritual judgement; and these sins will quickly bring in temporal judgements, and not long hence eternal.

not I, saith he, my hand shall not be upon him, I know he is a man so given up to sinne, so enslaved to his own vile affections, that ther's enough upon him already, and in a short time more will be upon him, Wickednesse proceedeth from the wicked, but mine hand shall not be upon him; I will leave him to the hand of his sin, which is his plague already, and which in a little time will attach him, and doe me right, though he never would. When God took up a resolution against his own people, that he would not hear or be intreated, and protested his minde could not be towards them, he saith (Jer. 15.2.) Let them go forth, such as are for the sword to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity. This was a dreadfull sentence; but for God to say to a people, Let them go forth in ⟨p. 27⟩the waies of their sinne; he that is for drunkennesse, to be drunk; he that is for uncleannesse, to be unclean; he that is for pride, to be proud; he that is for swearing to oaths; and he that is for envy, to be envious; and he that is for idolatry, to his idols. O how unconceivably miserable are such a people! To be left in the hand of these sins, is a spirituall judgement; and these sinnes will quickly bring in temporall judgements, and not long hence eternall.