But and if that evil servant
Or should there be an evil servant, an unwise and faithless one,
who though he may have gifts and talents, yet destitute of the
grace of God; and though he may be in the highest post and office
in the church of God for sometimes wicked and graceless men are
in such places; yet if he shall say in his
heart;
secretly to himself, and with pleasure to his mind, and
strengthen himself in a full persuasion of this, my Lord
delayeth his coming;
and begins to think that either he will not come at all, to call
him to an account for the use of his time, gifts, and talents; or
if he does, it will be long first ere he will come, and visit the
people of the Jews, by desolating calamities; or by death, to
summon him to his bar; or at judgment, to give in his account of
his stewardship.