The child's portion

1. By keeping out a great deal of sin, which oftentimes, when they are gone, breaks in as a Flood, and brings ruin with it. Eminent upon this score was Jehojadah, 2 Chro. 24. Where it is observed how he kept things right, and Religion ⟨p. 152⟩up. Vers. 2. Joash did that which wa• right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jehojadah, but when he was once dead, and scarce cold in his Grave, all went down again, the Temple was neglected, Idolatry restored, vers. 17.18. And then misery comes flowing in upon them in an awful manner, vers. 23, 24.

1. By keeping out a great deal of sin, which oftentimes, when they are gone, breaks in as a Flood, and brings ruine with it. Eminent upon this score was Jehojadah, 2 Chro. 24. Where it is observed how he kept things right, and Religion ⟨p. 152⟩up. Vers. 2. Joash did that which wa• right in the sight of the Lord all the dayes of Jehojadah, but when he was once dead, and scarce cold in his Grave, all went down again, the Temple was neglected, Idolatry restored, vers. 17.18. And then misery comes flowing in upon them in an awful manner, vers. 23, 24.

2. By their Prayers and Intercession for a sinful and provoking People: They do often by prayers and earnest supplications stay God's hand; they stand between him and his People, that he can do nothing to them: God had ruined Israel in the Wilderness for their sins had not Moses stood between and pleaded for them, Psal. 106.23. Therefore he said he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath. But when such are taken away; it often falls out that there is none left to intercede, and so way is made to their ruin.