![]() Which is proper to those that are watchful for men asleep cannot well stand. Moreover, unwatchfulness exposes to many evils, temptations, and snares to which may be added, as an inducement to watchfulness, the uncertainty of Christ's coming either at death, or to judgment. Many are the reasons why the saints should be upon their watch and guard as because they have many eyes upon them the eyes of the omniscient God are upon them, who sees and takes notice of all their actions the eyes of angels are upon them, and even in their solemn assemblies the eyes of saints are upon them, though watching for their good and the eyes of evil men for their halting and the eyes of devils are upon them, waiting an opportunity to do them hurt and mischief, if possible. It became them likewise to watch daily at wisdom's gates, to wait constantly upon God in the word and ordinances, and especially to watch unto prayer, and in it, and after it to all which it is necessary that they should be awake, and not asleep, to which the wise as well as foolish virgins are subject that they should be sober, and not be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness, and the cares of this life and that they be in their proper station, on their watchtower, keeping a good lookout, and being ready armed, to attack an enemy when descried. The apostle in the mean while, before he closes his epistle, thinks fit to give some proper and pertinent exhortations, which might be of general use to this church and first exhorts them to watchfulness, not for the coming of Apollos, and a convenient season for that but over themselves, over their hearts, thoughts, affections, words, actions, and their whole conversations and over one another, that they go not into bad principles, and evil practices and also against sin in general, every appearance, and the first motions of it, and particularly unbelief and against Satan, and his temptations, who is an indefatigable enemy, and whose wiles, devices, and stratagems are many and cunning and against the world, its charms and snares and likewise against false teachers, who lie in wait to deceive, and therefore to be guarded against many of which were among these Corinthians, and made this exhortation very necessary. ![]()
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