Again, in chap. vii. especially from ver. 5. the general argument insisted on, is, the conflict and opposition there is between sin and grace, and the manner in which corrupt nature discovers itself in the souls of the regenerate, together with the disturbance and uneasiness that it constantly gives them. And, in Psal. lxxxviii. we have an account of the distress that a soul is in, when under divine desertion, and brought to the very brink of despair. And, in Psal. lxxii. under the type of the glory of Solomon’s kingdom, and the advantages his subjects should receive thereby, the glory and excellency of Christ’s kingdom is illustrated, together with the gospel-state, and blessings thereof. And, in Psal. li. David represents a true penitent as addressing himself to God for forgiveness; though particularly applied to his own case, after he had sinned in the matter of Uriah. Again, the general argument in Isa. liii. is to set forth the sufferings of Christ, whereby he made satisfaction for sin, together with the glory redounding to himself, and the advantages that believers derive from it. _2dly_, We must consider the method made use of in managing the argument; whether by a close way of reasoning and consequences deduced from premises, or, by an explication of what was designed to inform the judgment, and laid down before in a general proposition. Or, whether the principal design of the paragraph be, to regulate the conduct of our lives, awaken our consciences out of a stupid frame, or excite in us becoming affections, agreeable to the subject-matter thereof. And, we are to observe how every part of it is adapted to answer these ends. _3dly_, We are to consider who is the person speaking, or spoken to; whether they are the words of God, the church, or the inspired writer; and, whether they are directed to particular persons, or to all men in general? Here we may often observe, that in the same paragraph there is an _apostrophe_, or turning the discourse from one person to another. Nothing is more common than this in the poetical writings of scripture. Thus, in the Psalms of David, sometimes God is represented as speaking to man, and then man as speaking to, or concerning God, as we may observe, in Psal. cxxxvii. 1-4. there is a relation of the church’s troubles in Babylon; and, in verses 5 and 6. the Psalmist addresses his discourse to the church; _If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning_. And, in ver. 7. he speaks to God, praying that he would _remember the children of Edom, in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Raze it, raze it, even to the foundation thereof_. And, in ver. 8, 9. he turns his discourse to Babylon, as a nation destined to destruction.