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and_o thus_o the_o lord_n jesus_n by_o send_v his_o spirit_n into_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o people_n he_o make_v they_o fruitful_a who_o otherwise_o without_o he_o will_v be_v barren_a as_o he_o himself_o set_v it_o forth_o full_o joh._n 15._o 4_o etc._n etc._n by_o this_o mean_n they_o who_o of_o themselves_o be_v not_o sufficient_a so_o much_o as_o to_o think_v a_o good_a thought_n as_o the_o apostle_n have_v it_o 2_o cor._n 3._o 9_o come_v to_o abound_v in_o good_a work_n and_o to_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o fruit_n of_o righteousness_n which_o be_v by_o jesus_n christ_n to_o the_o praise_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n as_o the_o same_o apostle_n pray_v for_o his_o philippian_n phil._n 1._o 11._o which_o fruit_n be_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n so_o call_v gal._n 5._o 22._o 5._o to_o which_o i_o may_v yet_o add_v purify_n as_o he_o cause_v they_o to_o fructify_v so_o also_o he_o purify_v they_o thiâ—_n do_v the_o sun_n rise_v upon_o the_o earth_n it_o clarifi_v &_o purify_v the_o air_n free_v it_o from_o those_o annoyance_n which_o in_o the_o night_n season_n have_v fall_v upon_o it_o and_o this_o do_v the_o lord_n jesus_n rise_v upon_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o people_n by_o his_o spirit_n he_o purify_v they_o thence_o compare_v to_o a_o refiner_n fire_n mat._n 3._o 2_o 3._o but_o i_o shall_v not_o give_v way_n to_o further_a inlargment_n thus_o you_o see_v how_o jesus_n christ_n be_v as_o the_o sun_n to_o his_o church_n perform_v the_o like_a office_n to_o his_o people_n that_o the_o sun_n do_v to_o the_o world_n i_o may_v yet_o go_v on_o and_o show_v you_o how_o he_o be_v
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 hence_o that_o may_v be_v useful_a to_o ourselves_o obs._n why_o here_o see_v god_n what_o affection_n there_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o all_o those_o that_o profess_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n towards_o the_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n how_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v affect_v deep_o affect_v with_o their_o misery_n their_o calamity_n so_o be_v our_o bless_a saviour_n as_o we_o see_v with_o hierusalems_n foresee_v that_o calamity_n which_o hang_v over_o the_o head_n of_o it_o the_o thought_n thereof_o melt_v his_o heart_n and_o wring_v tear_n from_o his_o eye_n he_o weep_v over_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o original_a which_o word_n come_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o etimologist_n tell_v we_o which_o signify_v to_o break_v it_o import_v a_o break_n of_o the_o heart_n with_o sorrow_n which_o dissolve_v itself_o into_o tear_n and_o like_o affection_n shall_v there_o be_v in_o all_o christian_n it_o be_v that_o which_o paul_n press_v upon_o 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 12._o 26._o and_o such_o a_o sympathy_n there_o ought_v to_o be_v betwixt_o the_o member_n of_o the_o mystical_a body_n appli_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o i_o presume_v it_o will_v ready_o be_v grant_v but_o then_o over_o why_o be_v it_o not_o so_o let_v that_o be_v the_o first_o branch_n of_o the_o application_n how_o be_v it_o that_o there_o be_v no_o more_o mourner_n in_o this_o our_o zion_n sure_o it_o be_v not_o for_o want_v of_o just_a cause_n of_o mourning_n i_o presume_v that_o among_o those_o who_o be_v most_o in_o love_n with_o the_o present_a time_n yet_o there_o be_v none_o that_o so_o dote_v upon_o they_o but_o they_o will_v acknowledge_v there_o be_v yet_o somewhat_o among_o we_o
which_o deserve_v both_o sigh_n and_o tear_n so_o much_o that_o instrument_n which_o have_v this_o day_n call_v we_o together_o have_v proclaim_v to_o the_o world_n and_o sure_o so_o we_o shall_v find_v it_o if_o we_o serious_o consider_v the_o state_n of_o thing_n both_o abroad_o and_o at_o home_n look_v a_o broad_a abroad_o we_o may_v see_v or_o hear_v of_o that_o which_o deserve_v to_o be_v lay_v to_o heart_n the_o sad_a state_n of_o our_o poor_a persecute_a brethren_n in_o piedmont_n who_o condition_n not_o long_o since_o have_v be_v recommend_v to_o the_o needful_a charity_n of_o this_o nation_n as_o also_o that_o hand_n of_o god_n which_o have_v lyen_fw-we so_o heavy_a upon_o our_o neighbour_n on_o the_o other_o side_n where_o the_o destroy_a aâ—gel_n have_v be_v and_o yet_o be_v at_o work_n do_v sad_a execution_n to_o which_o i_o may_v add_v the_o present_a state_n of_o our_o brethren_n in_o scotland_n but_o we_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o go_v abroad_o lamentation_n it_o be_v 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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