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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