Useful instructions for a professing people in times of great security and degeneracy delivered…

Reas. 1. From their presumptuous trust in their privileges, as though God were bound to preserve his Temple, he hath no other habitation in the world, and therefore he will never depart from hence, his glory is involved in our preservation, and will he laugh in our ruin: if he should destroy us, his name would be routed out of the earth, and therefore there is no danger that ever we should be cut off, or cast out; this was their presumption. Mich. 3. 11. the Lord is among us, no evil can betide us, and therefore they steal, judge for reward, wrong the Innocent; there is no danger.

Reas. 1. From their presumptuous trust in their priviledges, as though God were bound to preserve his Temple, he hath no other habitation in the world, and therefore he will never depart from hence, his glory is involved in our preservation, and will he laugh in our ruine: if he should destroy us, his name would be routed out of the earth, and therefore there is no danger that ever we should be cut off, or cast out; this was their presumption. Mich. 3. 11. the Lord is among us, no evil can betide us, and therefore they steal, judge for reward, wrong the Innocent; there is no danger.

Reas. 2. From the secret Atheism and hypocrisy that is in the heart of vain man. who thinks God takes no notice of their wickedness, but is deceived by their pretended services; men consider not that Gods all ⟨p. 8⟩all seeing eye penetrates into all corners of the earth, and the secrets of the heart, and hence they think they may sin unseen. Ezek. 8. 12.

Reas. 2. From the secret Atheism and hypocrisie that is in the heart of vain man. who thinks God takes no notice of their wickedness, but is deceived by their pretended services; men consider not that Gods all