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Thirdly, When a man is so disquieted in soul for sin, that a man doth abridge himself in the use of those natural comforts that God doth allow him to enjoy; when he cannot eat, nor drink, nor sleep; this is laid down in the 4. v. of this Psalm, Thou holdest mine eyes waking; I am so troubled that I cannot sleep. His meaning is, I am so troubled in conscience under the guilt of my sin, that I cannot sleep at night when I lie down in my bed; I cannot eat, nor sleep; I cannot enjoy those natural comforts and sleep; which the Lord allows me to enjoy; as worldly care is described in covetous men, Eccles. 5. 12. The sleep of a labouring man is ¹sweet, whether be eat little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. That is an argument of excessive worldly care and trouble in a man for the world, when he is so puzzled and glutted with the world, that he cannot take his rest at night.

1. 1Eccles. 5. 12.

A fourth discovery in this Psalm is, When disquiet of soul under the guilt of sin doth either discourage a man, or unfit a man for religious duties, then they are excessive and inordinate; this is laid down in the 4. v. I am so troubled, I cannot speak. He was so overwhelmed with fears and troubles in his spirit, that it did either discourage him from praying, ⟨p. 194⟩or unfit him for the use of prayer; now to make it appear, put them together, v. 10. I said this is ruin infirmity: It follows, that all those troubles that be so inordinate, to make him refuse comfort, and troubled at the thoughts of God, and to make him likewise that he could not sleep, and he could not pray, all this was his infirmity: These are the four discoveries taken from that one Psalm.