![]() God will not hold them up in these slippery places any longer, but will let them go and then, at that very instant, they shall fall into destruction as he that stands on such slippery declining ground, on the edge of a pit, he cannot stand alone, when he is let go he immediately falls and is lost. Then they shall be left to fall, as they are inclined by their own weight. For it is said, that when that due time, or appointed time comes, their foot shall slide. ![]() That the reason why they are not fallen already and do not fall now is only that God’s appointed time is not come. Another thing implied is, that they are liable to fall of themselves, without being thrown down by the hand of another as he that stands or walks on slippery ground needs nothing but his own weight to throw him down.Ĥ. As he that walks in slippery places is every moment liable to fall, he cannot foresee one moment whether he shall stand or fall the next and when he does fall, he falls at once without warning: Which is also expressed in “Surely thou didst set them in slippery places thou castedst them down into destruction: How are they brought into desolation as in a moment? ( Psalm 73:18-19)”ģ. It implies, that they were always exposed to sudden unexpected destruction. The same is expressed, “Surely thou didst set them in slippery places thou castedst them down into destruction. This is implied in the manner of their destruction coming upon them, being represented by their foot sliding. That they were always exposed to destruction as one that stands or walks in slippery places is always exposed to fall. ![]() Under all the cultivations of heaven, they brought forth bitter and poisonous fruit as in the two verses next preceding the text.-The expression I have chosen for my text, their foot shall slide in due time, seems to imply the following things, relating to the punishment and destruction to which these wicked Israelites were exposed.ġ. 32:28.) void of counsel, having no understanding in them. In this verse is threatened the vengeance of God on the wicked unbelieving Israelites, who were God’s visible people, and who lived under the means of grace but who, notwithstanding all God’s wonderful works towards them, remained (as Deut. Their foot shall slide in due time.- Deut. A Sermon Preached at Enfield, July 8 th, 1741Īt a Time of Great Awakenings, and Attended with Remarkable Impressions on many of the Hearers.
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