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heart_n and_o stir_v up_o his_o compassion_n in_o he_o draw_v tear_n from_o his_o eye_n when_o he_o behold_v the_o city_n he_o weep_v over_o it_o weep_v over_o it_o there_o be_v the_o expression_n of_o his_o compassion_n let_v i_o touch_v upon_o that_o also_o text._n and_o i_o shall_v put_v the_o application_n of_o both_o these_o together_o he_o weep_v this_o passion_n some_o look_n upon_o as_o unsuitable_a to_o the_o person_n of_o christ._n and_o thereupon_o as_o both_o beza_n and_o grotius_n take_v notice_n of_o it_o from_o epiphanus_n in_o divers_a of_o the_o ancient_a copy_n this_o passage_n be_v leave_v out_o loc_n but_o without_o any_o just_a cause_n to_o hear_v of_o christ_n weep_v be_v not_o such_o a_o rarity_n that_o any_o shall_v boggle_v at_o it_o four_o several_a time_n say_v one_o write_v upon_o the_o text_n we_o read_v hereof_o the_o first_o at_o his_o nativity_n his_o birth_n for_o this_o he_o cit_v that_o apocryphal_a text_n wisd._n 7._o 3._o where_o wisdom_n whereby_o 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offer_v up_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n with_o strong_a cry_n and_o tear_n heb._n 5._o 7._o thus_o say_v he_o do_v our_o bless_a saviour_n who_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o life_n water_n the_o world_n with_o his_o tear_n which_o he_o compare_v to_o the_o four_o river_n which_o go_v out_o of_o paradise_n to_o water_v the_o earth_n but_o let_v that_o pass_n as_o more_o witty_a than_o weighty_a weep_v we_o see_v be_v no_o new_a or_o strange_a thing_n with_o our_o saviour_n that_o ever_o he_o laugh_v that_o we_o read_v not_o that_o he_o weep_v we_o meet_v with_o it_o more_o than_o once_o q._n but_o it_o may_v be_v say_v remedy_v wherefore_o shall_v our_o saviour_n here_o weep_v over_o jerusalem_n what_o ever_o calamity_n he_o see_v impend_v hang_v over_o the_o head_n of_o it_o he_o can_v have_v prevent_v they_o if_o he_o have_v please_v and_o why_o then_o do_v he_o lament_v that_o which_o with_o a_o word_n he_o be_v able_a to_o have_v remedy_v a._n to_o this_o it_o be_v answer_v 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jew_n i_o be_o not_o send_v save_o only_o to_o the_o lose_a â—â—eepe_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n so_o he_o tell_v the_o woman_n of_o canaan_n matth._n 15._o 24._o his_o errand_n be_v first_o to_o the_o jew_n to_o seek_v and_o save_v they_o and_o hereby_o he_o express_v his_o endear_a affection_n unto_o they_o this_o be_v the_o contrition_n which_o the_o jew_n make_v of_o his_o weep_v over_o lazarus_n his_o grave_n behold_v how_o he_o love_v he_o say_v they_o joh._n 11._o 36._o and_o the_o same_o construction_n may_v we_o make_v of_o this_o his_o weep_v over_o jerusalem_n hereby_o he_o show_v that_o tender_a affection_n which_o he_o bear_v unto_o they_o
and_o the_o desire_n which_o he_o have_v of_o their_o welfare_n and_o happiness_n q._n but_o if_o he_o love_v they_o so_o they_o why_o do_v he_o not_o help_v they_o why_o do_v he_o not_o divert_v those_o inpend_v evil_n this_o have_v be_v a_o great_a expression_n of_o love_n to_o they_o to_o save_v they_o then_o to_o weep_v over_o they_o a._n true_a as_o god_n he_o can_v have_v help_v they_o man_n he_o can_v have_v prevent_v all_o those_o evil_n and_o misery_n but_o we_o must_v here_o look_v upon_o he_o as_o act_v the_o part_n of_o a_o mediator_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o which_o office_n the_o divine_a nature_n often_o rest_v and_o hide_v it_o not_o put_v forth_o that_o power_n which_o otherwise_o it_o can_v thus_o in_o his_o passion_n the_o godhead_n sleep_v while_o the_o manhood_n suffer_v and_o thus_o here_o the_o divine_a nature_n rest_v while_o the_o humane_a act_v and_o he_o act_v according_a to_o that_o nature_n lament_v the_o misery_n of_o 〈◊〉_d people_n which_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o absolute_a power_n as_o god_n he_o can_v have_v prevent_v he_o can_v have_v do_v it_o but_o he_o will_v not_o and_o why_o because_o he_o come_v not_o to_o do_v his_o own_o will_n but_o the_o will_n of_o he_o that_o send_v he_o as_o he_o come_v to_o preach_v his_o word_n not_o his_o own_o my_o doctrine_n be_v not_o my_o own_o but_o his_o that_o send_v i_o joh._n 7._o 16._o so_o he_o come_v to_o do_v his_o work_n his_o will_n not_o his_o own_o i_o seek_v not_o my_o own_o will_n but_o the_o will_n of_o the_o father_n which_o have_v send_v i_o joh._n 5._o 30._o now_o this_o be_v the_o will_n of_o the_o father_n that_o that_o ungrateful_a people_n refuse_v and_o reject_v his_o son_n and_o the_o offer_n of_o grace_n and_o mercy_n through_o he_o shall_v smart_v for_o that_o their_o ingratitude_n and_o this_o he_o as_o man_n here_o lament_v and_o bewail_v weep_v over_o they_o when_o he_o see_v the_o city_n he_o weep_v over_o it_o and_o what_o shall_v we_o observe_v from_o 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â—is_n philippian_n let_v the_o same_o mind_n be_v in_o you_o which_o also_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n phil._n 2._o 5._o now_o what_o mind_n be_v in_o he_o we_o see_v he_o be_v affect_v not_o only_o with_o his_o own_o private_a condition_n but_o with_o the_o condition_n of_o other_o he_o not_o only_o weep_v when_o the_o bitter_a cup_n be_v come_v towards_o himself_o but_o he_o do_v the_o like_a when_o he_o see_v it_o come_v towards_o jerusalem_n and_o let_v there_o be_v the_o same_o mind_n in_o all_o the_o lord_n people_n look_v not_o every_o man_n on_o his_o own_o thing_n but_o every_o man_n also_o on_o the_o thing_n of_o other_o so_o the_o apostle_n there_o press_v it_o in_o the_o verse_n forego_v vers_n 4._o thus_o shall_v christian_n look_v upon_o the_o condition_n of_o other_o special_o of_o the_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n with_o a_o affectionate_a eye_n as_o rejoice_v in_o their_o welfare_n so_o condole_v their_o misery_n and_o calamity_n over_o so_o shall_v they_o look_v upon_o private_a person_n pity_v they_o in_o their_o misery_n have_v pity_n upon_o i_o have_v pity_n upon_o i_o o_o you_o my_o friend_n say_v job_n to_o his_o kindred_n job_n 19_o 21._o much_o more_o upon_o the_o church_n not_o look_v upon_o her_o calamity_n with_o delight_n as_o a_o please_a spectacle_n so_o indeed_o the_o edomite_n be_v say_v to_o have_v look_v on_o the_o day_n of_o their_o brother_n obad._n 12._o when_o their_o brethren_n the_o jew_n be_v carry_v into_o captivity_n they_o rejoy_v at_o it_o but_o this_o be_v in_o they_o barbarous_a inhumanity_n for_o which_o the_o lord_n there_o threaten_v to_o be_v even_o with_o they_o vers_n 15._o as_o thou_o have_v do_v it_o shall_v be_v do_v unto_o thou_o but_o with_o pitiful_a and_o compassionate_a eye_n and_o heart_n mourn_v over_o their_o misery_n whether_o present_a or_o imminent_a feel_v or_o find_v thus_o shall_v we_o find_v the_o saint_n of_o god_n to_o have_v be_v affect_v that_o of_o jeremy_n be_v well_o know_a â—ho_n wish_v his_o head_n water_n and_o his_o eye_n a_o fountain_n of_o tear_n that_o he_o 〈◊〉_d weep_v day_n and_o night_n for_o the_o slay_v of_o the_o daughter_n of_o his_o people_n jer._n 9_o 1._o so_o great_a be_v his_o compassion_n towards_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o he_o think_v he_o can_v never_o sufficient_o bewail_v the_o misery_n which_o by_o his_o prophetical_a eye_n he_o see_v ready_a to_o befall_v they_o so_o be_v he_o affect_v therewith_o as_o if_o they_o have_v fall_v upon_o himself_o so_o he_o express_v 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o chapter_n forego_v cap._n 8._o vers_fw-la 21._o for_o the_o hurt_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o my_o people_n be_o i_o hurt_v i_o be_o break_v his_o heart_n be_v break_v i_o be_o black_a like_o a_o mourner_n clad_v in_o sable_a or_o i_o be_o in_o heaviness_n astonishment_n have_v take_v hold_n of_o i_o like_o affection_n like_o compassion_n ought_v there_o to_o be_v in_o all_o christian_n towards_o their_o brethren_n they_o ought_v to_o sympathize_v with_o they_o weep_v with_o they_o that_o weep_v as_o the_o apostle_n have_v it_o rom._n 12._o 16._o themselves_o yea_o weep_v for_o they_o while_o it_o may_v be_v they_o do_v not_o weep_v for_o themselves_o this_o do_v our_o saviour_n here_o for_o jerusalem_n they_o think_v their_o state_n and_o condition_n good_a and_o happy_a be_v not_o sensible_a of_o the_o evil_n which_o hang_v over_o their_o head_n they_o be_v not_o affect_v with_o they_o ay_o but_o our_o saviour_n who_o foresee_v those_o judgement_n as_o god_n he_o weep_v over_o they_o as_o man_n thus_o shall_v christian_n be_v affect_v with_o those_o judgement_n of_o god_n which_o they_o foresee_v ready_a to_o fall_v upon_o other_o they_o ought_v to_o mourn_v for_o they_o this_o will_v the_o prophet_n isaiah_n do_v for_o moab_n as_o himself_o most_o pathetical_o express_v it_o isai._n 15._o 5._o my_o heart_n shall_v cry_v for_o moâ—â—_n cap._n 16._o 9_o i_o will_v bewail_v with_o the_o weep_n of_o 〈◊〉_d the_o vine_n of_o sibma_n i_o wilâ—_n water_v thou_o with_o my_o tear_n o_o heshbon_n again_o versâ—_n 11._o my_o bowel_n shall_v sound_v like_o a_o harp_n for_o moabâ—_n i.e._n with_o pity_n and_o compassion_n and_o the_o like_a will_v the_o prophet_n jeremy_n do_v therefore_o will_v 〈◊〉_d homle_v for_o moab_n etc._n etc._n jer._n 48._o 31_o 32._o now_o werâ—_n the_o prophet_n of_o god_n thus_o affect_v with_o the_o condition_n of_o moab_n who_o be_v stranger_n nay_o enemy_n to_o god_n and_o his_o people_n o_o how_o aught_v christian_n to_o be_v affect_v towards_o jerusalem_n towards_o the_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n great_a reason_n why_o they_o shall_v mourn_v witâ—_n they_o body_n for_o they_o in_o as_o much_o as_o they_o be_v member_n of_o the_o same_o body_n now_o such_o a_o sympathy_n 〈◊〉_d know_v there_o be_v betwixt_o the_o member_n of_o the_o natural_a body_n if_o one_o member_n suffer_v all_o the_o member_n suffer_v with_o it_o as_o the_o apostle_n observe_v i_o cor._n 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that_o which_o our_o saviour_n say_v to_o the_o woman_n of_o jerusalem_n who_o he_o see_v out_o of_o a_o feminine_a temper_n and_o some_o of_o they_o happy_o out_o of_o affection_n unto_o himself_o lament_v he_o go_v to_o his_o passion_n daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n weep_v not_o for_o i_o but_o weep_v for_o yourselves_o and_o your_o child_n luk._n 23._o 28._o and_o true_o the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v unto_o we_o at_o this_o day_n weep_v not_o so_o much_o for_o other_o as_o for_o yourselves_o such_o be_v the_o state_n of_o this_o nation_n that_o if_o right_o consider_v it_o may_v be_v conceive_v to_o deserve_v a_o weep_n over_o which_o that_o you_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o do_v let_v i_o desire_v you_o to_o approach_v and_o take_v a_o view_n of_o it_o this_o it_o be_v that_o draw_v tear_n from_o your_o saviour_n eye_n viz._n his_o approach_a and_o behold_v of_o jerusalem_n when_o he_o be_v come_v near_o he_o behold_v the_o city_n and_o weep_v over_o it_o that_o you_o may_v be_v like_o 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