Practical truths tending to promote the power of godliness

To fit with them, is to do as they do, to hear• ken to their advice, and to follow their example. Thus the expression is elsewhere used in the Scripture, as in Psal. 1. ver. 1 Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor fitteth in the sent of the scornful, the meaning is, that the man is blessed who doth not hearken to them, nor follow their example. And David declareth his resolution not to join in counsel with sinners, or to do as they would have him, when he saith, I will not fit with the wicked, Psal. 26. 5. And hence this fitting with vain persons, is in the next words, expressed by that of going in with dissemblers. Now to enter in with another, is to tread in his steps, and to follow his example. The children of Israel were charged not to enter in with the Nations amongst whom they lived, i. e. not to follow or imitate them Josh. 23. 7. Eli•• said ⟨p. 168⟩[…] Job, be goeth in company with the workers of ini[…] […] walketh with wicked men, because he […] mistake some of Jobs words, thinking that be had said, that […] man as good not serve God, as serve him; and so to speak would be to do as the workers of Iniquity do; and this is called a going […] company with them, Job 34. 8. 9. David did not go in with dissemblers, inasmuch as he followed not their Example, nor sit with vain persons since he heartened not unto their evil counsels. There were some that advised him to kill Saul, and to take personal revenge, for the injuries which he had suffered, but he would not sit with them, when they had Consults of that nature.

To fit with them, is to do as they do, to hear• ken to their advice, and to follow their example. Thus the expression is elsewhere used in the Scripture, as in Psal. 1. ver. 1 Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsil of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor fitteth in the sent of the scornful, the meaning is, that the man is blessed who doth not hearken to them, nor follow their example. And David declareth his resolution not to joyn in counsil with sinners, or to do as they would have him, when he saith, I will not fit with the wicked,