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…

God sometimes awakes against us, Jer. 31.28. It shall come to pass, that as I have watched over them, to pluck up and to break down, and to destroy; and to afflict, so will I watch over them to build and to plant, saith the Lord. As the Lord would watch to do them a good turn; so he had watched to do them (as we speak) a shrewd ⟨p. 37⟩turn. He threatens them with such a watchfulness, Chap. 44.27. I will watch over them for evil, and not for good. When we are dull and sleepy in doing the will of God, he will be watchful and active to afflict us. And when men cannot sleep till they do evil, God will not sleep till he brings evil. So, Daniel, in the ninth of that Prophecy and the 14. verse, having humbled himself before God in prayer and fasting, and confessed the sins of the people, concludes, Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us. God not only awakes, but watches to do a people evil, who have long abused his goodness; As men in maliciousness of spirit watch for advantages, and spy out opportunities to revenge themselves, All my familiars watch for my halting, saith Jeremiah, Chap. 20.12. So the Lord in abundant holiness and exactness of justice, though with a great deal of wrath and severity, watches to revenge himself of a wicked people. He takes all opportunities and advantages against them, Thou hast watched evil, and brought it upon us. His love to a returning people is as vigilant, as his anger against a backsliding people.

God sometimes awakes against us, Jer. 31.28. It shall come to passe, that as I have watched over them, to pluck up and to break down, and to destroy; and to afflict, so will I watch over them to build and to plant, saith the Lord. As the Lord would watch to doe them a good turn; so he had watcht to doe them (as we speak) a shrewd ⟨p. 37⟩turn. He threatens them with such a watchfulnesse, Chap. 44.27. I will watch over them for evil, and not for good. When we are dull and sleepy in doing the will of God, he will be watchfull and active to afflict us. And when men cannot sleep till they doe evil, God will not sleep till he brings evil. So, Daniel, in the ninth of that Prophecy and the 14. verse, having humbled himself before God in prayer and fasting, and confessed the sins of the people, concludes, Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us. God not only awakes, but watches to doe a people evil, who have long abused his goodnesse; As men in maliciousnesse of spirit watch for advantages, and spie out opportunities to revenge themselves, All my familiars watch for my halting, saith Jeremy, Chap. 20.12. So the Lord in abundant holinesse and exactnesse of justice, though with a great deal of wrath and severity, watches to revenge himself of a wicked people. He takes all opportunities and advantages against them, Thou hast watched evil, and brought it upon us. His love to a returning people is as vigilant, as his anger against a blacksliding people.