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…

Though they laugh, yet woe is their portion, yea they are therefore threatened with woe, because they laugh (Luk. 6.25.) Woe unto you that laugh now, for ye shall mourn and weep. Some wicked men are as merry, as if mercy were their peculiar. But we may say to their mirth, What doth it? Or if we should ask them, What they do to make themselves so merry: David will resolve us what their course is (Psal. 36.2.) The wicked flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. He that would be flattered, shall never want a flatterer, for if none will do it, he will do it himself. He speaks well of himself, and therefore he thinks all's well. But usually he hath some others ready enough to speak well of him too. The true Prophets complained of the false for crying peace, peace, when there was no peace, for saying all is well, when they should say all is woe. But though wicked men flatter themselves, and though they get their neighbours to flatter them, yea though Ministers flatter them, yet God will not flatter them; and at last their own consciences will not flatter them neither. Conscience will preach them a Sermon of woes at last, though possibly it hath been silent through ignorance, or silenced through malice for a long time.

Though they laugh, yet woe is their portion, yea they are therefore threatned with woe, because they laugh (Luk. 6.25.) Woe unto you that laugh now, for ye shall mourn and weep. Some wicked men are as merry, as if mercy were their peculiar. But we may say to their mirth, What doth it? Or if we should ask them, What they do to make themselves so merry: David will resolve us what their course is (Psal. 36.2.) The wicked flattereth himself in his own eyes, untill his iniquity be found to be hatefull. He that would be flattered, shall never want a flatterer, for if none will do it, he will doe it himself. He speaks well of himself, and therefore he thinks all's well. But usually he hath some others ready enough to speak well of him too. The true Prophets complained of the false for crying peace, peace, when there was no peace, for saying all is well, when they should say all is woe. But though wicked men flatter themselves, and though they get their neighbours to flatter them, yea though Ministers flatter them, yet God will not flatter them; and at last their own consciences will not flatter them neither. Conscience will preach them a Sermon of woes at last, though possibly it hath been silent through ignorance, or silenc'd through malice for a long time.