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

2. What was the wickedness of Shiloh; for the Lord shows that it was for that, he did that to it, which he had done; Text, now we shall see the sin of Shiloh, if we look into 1 Sam. 2. 12. &c. which was the sin of the Priests in contemning the Ordinances of God, giving an evil example to the people, and enriching themselves in a way of abuse of Gods Institutions, and thereby discouraging the people from serving of God, and of Eli in bearing with the wickedness, and not severely punishing the sin of his sons, which God interprets as a preferring them before him. ver. 21. &c. and Psa. 78. 41. to 60. where their horrible ingratitude in forgetting Gods mercies, and woeful Idolatry is declared this was Israels sin, the Priests and people were polluted and defiled, and alienated from God; there was a continuance of Ordinances and sacrifice, but both abuse of Ordinances and Idolatry, both in profession and practice.

2. What was the wickedness of Shiloh; for the Lord shews that it was for that, he did that to it, which he had done; Text, now we shall see the sin of Shiloh, if we look into 1 Sam. 2. 12. &c. which was the sin of the Priests in contemning the Ordinances of God, giving an evil example to the people, and enriching themselves in a way of abuse of Gods Institutions, and thereby discouraging the people from serving of God, and of Eli in bearing with the wickedness, and not severely punishing the sin of his sons, which God interprets as a preferring them before him. ver. 21. &c. and Psa. 78. 41. to 60. where their horrible ingratitude in forgetting Gods mercies, and woful Idolatry is declared this was Israels sin, the Priests and people were polluted and defiled, and alienated from God; there was a continuance of Ordinances and sacrifice, but both abuse of Ordinances and Idolatry, both in profession and practice.