The way of peace they know not
Neither the way of peace with God, supposing it is to be made by
man, and not by Christ; and are ignorant of the steps and methods
taken to procure it; nor do they know the way of peace of
conscience, or how to attain to that which is true and solid; nor
the way to eternal peace and happiness, which is alone by Christ,
and the Gospel of peace reveals, to which they are strangers; nor
the way of peace among men, which they are unconcerned about, and
do not seek after, make use of no methods to promote, secure, and
establish it; but all the reverse: and there is no judgment
in their goings;
no justice in their actions, in their dealings with men; no
judgment in their religious duties, which are done without any
regard to the divine rule, or without being able to give a reason
for them; they have no judgment in matters of doctrine or
worship; they have no discerning of true and false doctrines, and
between that which is spiritual and superstitious in worship;
they have no knowledge of the word of God, which should be their
guide both in faith and practice; but this they do not attend
unto: they have made them crooked paths:
they have devised paths and modes of worship of their own, in
which they walk, and which they observe, that are not according
to the rule of the word; but deviate from it; and so may be said
to be crooked, as not agreeable to that: whosoever goeth
therein shall not know peace;
the way of peace with God, as before; or he shall not have any
experience of true, solid, and substantial peace in his own
conscience now, and shall not attain to eternal peace hereafter.