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

Use O let us then look back to what we have done ever since we entered into Covenant with God; ever since our first Covenant, when we first gave up our names to Him, And let us charge our souls with this aggravation of our sins, Oh my soul what hast thou done? Thou hast not only trespassed and disobeyed as others have done, but thou hast been treacherous against the Lord. Let us keep our selves from sin and awe our hearts and strike fear upon our spirits with this meditation, what, shall I that have so deeply engaged my self unto God now forsake Him and deal treacherously with Him?

Use O let us then look back to what we have done ever since we entred into Covenant with God; ever since our first Covenant, when we first gave up our names to Him, And let us charge our souls with this aggravation of our sins, Oh my soul what hast thou done? Thou hast not only trespassed and disobeyed as others have done, but thou hast been treacherous against the Lord. Let us keep our selves from sin and awe our hearts and strike fear upon our spirits with this meditation, what, shall I that have so deeply engaged my self unto God now forsake Him and deal treacheously with Him?

Take we heed of this evil of dealing treacherously with God, not only in regard of the particular Covenants between God and our own souls; but in a more special manner, let us take heed of breaking our public Covenants. England hath been guilty of great sins against God, but England was never so engaged unto God as it hath been of late; We never entered into such solemn Covenants with God as we have done of late, therefore if we keep not our Covenants with God now, Englands sins will prove to be greater than ⟨p. 421⟩they were before, they will prove to be treacherous sins. Do not account your entering into covenant with God any at time to be a slight matter; do not dally, do not trifle with Him: When you come to the Sacrament there you renew your Covenants; Perhaps in your closets in the day of your affliction you renew your Covenants; but especially when you come in a solemn way to join with the people of God, to bind your selves in a Covenant with God to amend your lives, and to enquire after the true worship of God, and to conform your selves according to his Word; Oh now take heed what you do; now to walk as formerly you have done, Oh this is a treachery against the God of Heaven. Certainly God expects much from us after such a Covenant as we have lately entered into, the most solemn Covenant one of them that ever was taken; for people to come and lift up their hands to the most high God as they have done; And a National Covenant, and therefore more to be regarded than a private: yea an uniting Covenant, that uniteth two Nations if not three together; And a Covenant that is more for the Kingdom of Christ, and more directly against the Kingdom of Antichrist, against the Antichristian party than ever yet was taken since the world began. Antichrist quickly did arise and there hath bin much opposition of him; but for two Nations so solemnly to lift up their hands to the most high God to oppose all Antichristian government, it is that, wch if it be kept as carefully as it was made solemnly, is the greatest honour that ever yet Christ had in regard of his government here upon earth. And we had need look to it, because it is such a mighty work as should take our hearts, that ever we should live to see that God should bring about such a strange thing in our generation.