The child's portion, or, The unseen glory of the children of God asserted and…

2. By their Prayers and Intercession for a sin[…] People: They do often by pray[…] supplications stay God's hand; […] stand between him and his People, that he […] do […] to them: God had ruined Israel […] Wilderness for their sins had not Moses […] and pleaded for them, Psal. 106. […] the said he would destroy them; had […] his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath. But when such are taken away, it often falls out that there is none left to intercede, and so way is made to their ruin.

2. By their Prayers and Intercession for a sin〈…〉 People: They do often by pray〈…〉 supplications stay God's hand; 〈…〉 stand between him and his People, that he 〈…〉 do 〈…〉 to them: God had ruined Israel 〈…〉 Wilderness for their sins had not Moses 〈…〉 and pleaded for them, Psal. 106. 〈…〉 the said he would destroy them; had 〈…〉 his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath. But when such are taken away, it often falls out that there is none left to intercede, and so way is made to their ruine.

2. If we consider what usually follows upon the taking away of the Righteous, which tends to hasten a Peoples misery, viz. Usually upon this Religion goes to decay, Sin takes the advantage to reign without any rebuke or check, and men begin to grow impudent, when there are none left to reform them, nor any to avert the sore indignation of God from the•. When Joshua, and that good Generation that went with him into Canaan were dead, the arose a new Generation that knew not the Lord, & what