[30] Man's sinfulness, by nature and practice, justly, but awfully described.—Mason.
[31] See Proverbs 30:20, and Pilgrim's Progress. There is also a very striking allusion to the subject of this emblem, in Bunyan's Light in Darkness.
[32] He who, in riper years, seeks happiness in sensual gratification, is a child in understanding: he only changes his toys.—Ed.
[33] 'To the one, a savour of death unto death; and to the other, a savour of life unto life' (2 Cor 2:16).
[34] 'Trapan' is the Saxon verb to ensnare, modernized to trap.—Ed.
[35] How agonizing will be the cry of the lost soul—'The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved' (Jer 8:20).—Ed. Upon the brittle thread of life hang everlasting things.—Mason.
[36] When the Word of God dwells in us richly in all wisdom, then will the peace of God rule in our hearts, and we shall be sweetly inclined to every good thought, word, and work.—Ed.
[37] If the crawling snail finds food, wherefore do ye doubt, O! ye of little faith.—Ed.
[38] Fools make a mock at sin. The scorner occupies a proud, an elevated seat, which will sink under him, and crush him down to everlasting destruction. The threatenings and promises of God stand sure for ever.—Ed
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