Soldiers counselled and comforted a discourse delivered unto some part of the forces engaged…Souldiers counselled and comforted a discourse delivered unto some part of the forces engaged…

Conclusion 4.

Some people that have their Lives in their Hands, are more prone to Forget the Law of God, then others that undergo less Dangers are. This may seem an Intimation, or Insinuation of the Psalmist here; q. d. l. I been't like other people who carry their Lives in their Hands. I extremely Value the Law, which they commonly Forget. 'Tis very strange, and very sad; but also very True; That there is often least Grace in the Hearts of those that most have their Life in their Hands. How it comes to pass, I don't know; but so it is, That they whose nearest and oftenest Approaches unto Eternity should awaken them to be the Best people in the World, are frequently the worst of all.

Some people that have their Lives in their Hands, are more prone to Forget the Law of God, then others that undergo less Dangers are. This may seem an Intimation, or Insinuation of the Psalmist here; q. d. l. I been't like other people who carry their Lives in their Hands. I extreamly Value the Law, which they commonly Forget. 'Tis very strange, and very sad; but also very True; That there is often least Grace in the Hearts of those that most have their Life in their Hands. How it comes to pass, I don't know; but so it is, That they whose nearest and oftnest Approaches unto Eternity should awaken them to be the Best people in the World, are frequently the worst of all.

We see it in Sailors and in Soldiers. As for them that follow the Sea, 'tis said of them, in Psal. 107.22. They Reel to and fro, and Stagger like a Drunken Man; and are at their Wits Ends