An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…

Secondly, It is a good means to keep thee from being let alone. Those that are afraid lest God should leave them alone, and upon that can say in the uprightness of their hearts, Oh I tremble under this judgment, I had rather God should give me up to all the Cavaliers, to all the Devils in Hell than to my own hearts lusts, it is a sign that this judgement is not upon thee, and it is a means to keep it from thee. And,

Secondly, It is a good means to keep thee from being let alone. Those that are afraid lest God should leave them alone, and upon that can say in the uprightness of their hearts, Oh I tremble under this judgment, I had rather God should give me up to all the Cavaliers, to all the Devils in Hell than to my own hearts lusts, it is a signe that this judgement is not upon thee, and it is a means to keep it from thee. And,

Thirdly and lastly, If thou hast yet a heart not to let God alone, God hath not a heart to let th•e alone. So long as thy heart keeps up to God that thou wilt not let him alone, (you know it is the Scripture phrase, when Moses was so earnestly seeking God in prayer, let me alone saith God to Moses) though thou findest not God coming to thee as thou desirest, thou attendest upon God in the word, and in reading, and meditation, and ⟨p. 215⟩all the means thou knowest, and yet thou dost not find God come, and yet for all this thou art not weary of Gods service and art resolved thou wilt not let God alone but if thou perish thou wilt let it be thy last breath to be crying unto God and never let him alone, peace be unto thee, God hath not let thee alone so long as this frame of heart doth abide in thee. Those of whom God saith, let them alone, usually they begin to be more sluggish in prayer than before, to break off prayer in their families in their closets, and then perhaps to fall objecting against it, why,¹