IT would be difficult, if not uterly impossible to state any doctrin from thes words to expres mor clerly than the prophet has expresed it.  However, a short explanation may not be without profit.  Let us endevor to render thes sound words useful to our souls.

I.  By an explanatory comment on them, and
II.  By aplicatory reflections.  To explain let it be

1.  observed that, the Lord by His prophets exhorts His pepl in every age, when trying and persecuting times came on, to cum to Him for security:  "Come, My pepl, enter into thy chambers."

An inquiry arises, who are ment by the title My pepl?  In a general sens it may be understod; but in this plac it is peculiar, for it does not includ whol nations, which somtimes ar caled the pepl of God; but individuals of evry tung and pepl and nation under the whol heven who are especialy caled into a state of holy conformity to God; a being like Him, they hav no plesure in wickedness; they would root out of themselvs and others thos lusts from whenc cum wars and fightings.  The Holy Spirit working in them, forms in thair hearts for other desirs; tha long for peac whil thos around them ar loud and zealous for war; thair praers ar for peac to spred her baner over the whol erth, that men woud lern war no mor.