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A90701 Hierusalem bedewed with teares. A sermon preached at St. Mary Woolnoth London, upon the fast-day, Martii, 30. 1642. By John Pigott Curate of S. Sepulchers. Pigot, John. 1642 (1642) Wing P2221; Thomason E147_11; ESTC R1223 35,249 43

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may_v show_v kindness_n to_o they_o as_o david_n deal_v by_o mephibosheth_n thou_o israel_n art_n my_o servant_n jacob_n who_o i_o have_v choose_v es_fw-ge 41.8_o a_o choose_a generation_n a_o peculiar_a people_n et_fw-la quid_fw-la ampl_a we_o potuit_fw-la and_o what_o can_v god_n do_v more_o for_o his_o vineyard_n that_o he_o do_v not_o do_v wherein_o can_v he_o have_v make_v a_o full_a expression_n of_o his_o love_n then_o he_o do_v how_o do_v he_o bemoan_v they_o in_o their_o misery_n i_o have_v see_v i_o have_v see_v the_o affliction_n of_o my_o people_n and_o i_o have_v hear_v their_o groan_n how_o do_v he_o wrestle_v with_o a_o stubborn_a hard_a heart_a tyrant_n for_o their_o enlargement_n one_o that_o slight_v his_o message_n contemn_v his_o judgement_n will_v not_o let_v his_o people_n go_v till_o at_o length_n by_o main_a strength_n he_o wrest_v they_o out_o of_o his_o hand_n when_o he_o overthrow_v both_o the_o horse_n and_o his_o rider_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n how_o do_v he_o provide_v a_o table_n for_o they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o feast_v they_o with_o delicious_a fare_n angel_n food_n manna_n from_o heaven_n how_o do_v he_o damp_n the_o heart_n and_o strike_v through_o the_o loin_n of_o all_o their_o enemy_n how_o do_v he_o drive_v out_o and_o dispossess_v seven_o great_a and_o mighty-nation_n &_o give_v their_o land_n a_o land_n flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n to_o be_v a_o heritage_n to_o israel_n his_o people_n goodly_a city_n that_o they_o build_v not_o and_o vineyard_n that_o they_o plant_v not_o and_o house_n full_a of_o all_o good_a thing_n which_o they_o fill_v not_o deut._n 6.11_o will_v you_o see_v some_o more_o privilege_n and_o favour_n
great_a unthankfulnes_n and_o disobedience_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o so_o many_o bind_a mercy_n and_o you_o may_v just_o wonder_v that_o jerusalem_n be_v not_o long_o before_o this_o time_n make_v a_o heap_n of_o stone_n read_v over_o the_o prophet_n and_o you_o shall_v find_v complaint_n in_o this_o kind_n without_o number_n do_v you_o thus_o requite_v the_o lord_n oh_o foolish_a people_n and_o unwise_a the_o faithful_a city_n be_v become_v a_o harlot_n she_o be_v full_a of_o judgement_n righteousness_n lodge_v in_o she_o but_o now_o murderer_n hear_v o_o heaven_n and_o give_v ear_n o_o earth_n i_o have_v nourish_v and_o bring_v up_o child_n but_o they_o have_v rebel_v against_o i_o when_o i_o feed_v they_o to_o the_o fall_n than_o they_o assemble_v themselves_o by_o troop_n in_o the_o harlot_n house_n how_o shall_v i_o pardon_v thou_o for_o this_o as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n sodom_n and_o her_o daughter_n have_v not_o do_v as_o thou_o have_v do_v thou_o and_o thy_o daughter_n thou_o be_v corrupt_v more_o than_o they_o in_o all_o thy_o way_n ezech._n 16.47_o and_o when_o christ_n come_v among_o they_o in_o person_n how_o do_v they_o entertain_v he_o st._n john_n will_v tell_v you_o he_o come_v to_o his_o own_o but_o his_o own_o receive_v he_o not_o joh._n 1.11_o nolumus_fw-la hunc_fw-la regnare_fw-la we_o will_v not_o have_v this_o man_n to_o reign_v over_o we_o we_o have_v no_o king_n but_o caesar_n nay_o not_o this_o man_n but_o barrabas_n they_o prefer_v a_o public_a notorious_a malefactor_n before_o he_o himself_o also_o will_v tell_v you_o mat._n 13.37_o o_o jerusalem_n jerusalem_n howoften_v will_v i_o have_v gather_v thy_o child_n together_o as_o a_o hen_n do_v her_o chicken_n under_o her_o wing_n but_o you_o will_v not_o thus_o all_o the_o day_n long_o he_o stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n but_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o a_o gainsay_n people_n veluj_fw-la noluistis_fw-la how_o often_o will_v i_o but_o you_o will_v not_o and_o yet_o how_o unwilling_a be_v god_n to_o unsheathe_v his_o sword_n to_o pour_v out_o the_o full_a vial_n of_o his_o fierce_a anger_n upon_o this_o rebellious_a nation_n though_o their_o sin_n be_v so_o provoke_v that_o he_o know_v not_o well_o how_o to_o pardon_v they_o how_o shall_v i_o pardon_v thou_o for_o this_o thy_o child_n have_v forsake_v i_o and_o swear_v by_o they_o that_o be_v no_o god_n and_o shall_v i_o allow_v this_o shall_v i_o give_v my_o glory_n to_o another_o how_o shall_v i_o pardon_v thou_o for_o this_o yet_o so_o infinite_a on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v his_o mercy_n that_o he_o be_v unwilling_a to_o punish_v they_o why_o will_v you_o die_v oye_n house_n of_o israel_n as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n run_v through_o the_o street_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o seek_v for_o a_o man_n that_o execute_v judgement_n that_o i_o may_v pardon_v i●_n and_o most_o pathetical_o in_o the_o 11._o of_o hos_n ver_fw-la 8._o how_o shall_v i_o give_v thou_o up_o ephraim_n how_o shall_v i_o deliver_v thou_o israel_n how_o shall_v i_o make_v thou_o as_o admah_n and_o set_v thou_o as_o zeboim_n my_o heart_n be_v turn_v within_o i_o my_o repenting_n be_v kindle_v together_o see_v what_o a_o conflict_n there_o seem_v to_o be_v in_o god_n between_o his_o mercy_n and_o his_o justice_n how_o shall_v i_o pardon_v thou_o for_o this_o and_o yet_o how_o shall_v i_o give_v thou_o up_o how_o shall_v i_o make_v thou_o as_o admah_n etc._n etc._n fain_o will_v i_o spare_v thou_o but_o thy_o sin_n cry_v to_o heaven_n for_o vengeance_n thou_o be_v incorrigible_a in_o thy_o way_n and_o therefore_o thy_o sin_n be_v unpardonable_a i_o be_o force_v to_o give_v sentence_n against_o thou_o though_o it_o be_v with_o tear_n in_o my_o eye_n when_o he_o come_v near_o be_v behold_v the_o city_n and_o weep_v over_o it_o etc._n etc._n christ_n may_v have_v insult_v over_o herusalem_n when_o he_o foresee_v the_o cup_n of_o tremble_v that_o she_o be_v to_o drink_v of_o as_o wisdom_n threaten_v her_o contemner_n pro._n 1.24_o because_o i_o have_v call_v and_o you_o refuse_v i_o have_v stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n and_o no_o man_n regard_v therefore_o i_o will_v laugh_v at_o your_o calamity_n and_o mock_v when_o your_o fear_n come_v when_o your_o fear_n come_v as_o desolation_n and_o your_o destruction_n as_o a_o whirlwind_n when_o distress_n &_o ang_fw-mi be_v come_v upon_o you_o so_o see_v herusalem_n will_v not_o take_v warning_n by_o all_o former_a invitation_n admonition_n judgement_n mercy_n christ_n may_v just_o have_v laugh_v at_o her_o calamity_n when_o he_o see_v her_o fear_n come_v as_o desolation_n and_o her_o destruction_n as_o a_o whirlwind_n but_o our_o bless_a saviour_n come_v not_o to_o destroy_v man_n life_n but_o to_o save_v they_o and_o therefore_o when_o he_o come_v near_o he_o behold_v the_o city_n and_o weep_v over_o it_o in_o the_o word_n we_o have_v christ_n melt_v into_o tear_n for_o hard-hearted_a jerusalem_n nihil_fw-la miserius_fw-la misero_fw-la non_fw-la mis●rante_fw-la seipsum_fw-la there_o be_v not_o a_o more_o sad_a lamentable_a spectacle_n in_o the_o world_n then_o to_o see_v a_o man_n or_o a_o city_n or_o a_o nation_n like_o simon_n magus_n in_o the_o gall_n of_o bitterness_n in_o the_o depth_n of_o misery_n in_o regard_n of_o a_o wilful_a persist_v in_o heinous_a and_o cry_a sin_n yet_o themselves_o insensible_a of_o their_o own_o misery_n sleep_v secure_o in_o their_o sin_n with_o balaam_n drive_v o_o still_o in_o their_o wont_a course_n of_o sin_v and_o never_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o sword_n that_o be_v draw_v against_o they_o hug_v and_o embrace_v sport_v and_o delight_v themselves_o with_o those_o delilah_n those_o lust_n and_o corruption_n which_o will_v prove_v their_o bane_n and_o destruction_n quis_fw-la talta_fw-la fando_fw-la temperate_a a_o ●lachrymis_fw-la who_o can_v behold_v all_o this_o with_o dry-eye_n the_o poet_n have_v a_o conceit_n that_o heaven_n itself_o weep_v for_o such_o creature_n dic_fw-la rogo_fw-la cur_n toties_fw-la descendit_fw-la ab_fw-la aethere_fw-la nimbus_fw-la grandoque_fw-la de_fw-la coeso_fw-la sic_fw-la sine_fw-la sine_fw-la rvit_fw-la what_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n why_o there_o fall_v such_o store_n of_o rain_n one_o shower_n after_o another_o mortales_fw-la quoniam_fw-la nolum_fw-la sva_fw-la crimina_fw-la flere_fw-la calum_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la solvitur_fw-la in_o lachrymas_fw-la because_o hard_o heart_a sinner_n will_v not_o bewail_v their_o own_o fault_n h_n aven_n itself_o be_v dissolve_v into_o tear_n for_o they_o it_o be_v so_o in_o my_o text_n heaven_n itself_o or_o the_o heir_n of_o heaven_n sal_n a_o weep_v for_o jerusalem_n and_o be_v not_o here_o a_o strange_a alteration_n when_o jerusalem_n sometime_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n ps_n 48.2_o shall_v not_o only_o make_v the_o earth_n sad_a but_o even_o darken_v the_o heaven_n cause_v he_o that_o be_v anoint_a with_o the_o oil_n of_o gladness_n above_o his_o fellow_n to_o melt_v into_o tear_n and_o when_o he_o come_v neat_a he_o behold_v the_o city_n and_o weep_v over_o it_o etc._n etc._n the_o part_n be_v two_o the_o mourner_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o mourning_n the_o mourner_n be_v christ_n and_o that_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o jollity_n too_o as_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v as_o he_o be_v ride_v in_o state_n in_o triumph_n towards_o jerusalem_n to_o show_v that_o even_o in_o laughter_n the_o heart_n be_v sorrowful_a that_o there_o be_v no_o worldly_a happiness_n without_o a_o mixture_n of_o discontent_n when_o he_o come_v near_o he_o behold_v the_o city_n and_o weep_v over_o it_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o mourning_n be_v two_o two_o heavy_a spectacle_n for_o ea●h_a eye_n one_o and_o either_o of_o they_o able_a to_o command_v a_o fountain_n of_o tear_n as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v the_o one_o see_v namely_o malum_fw-la culpe_v the_o evil_a of_o sin_n if_o thou_o have_v know_v even_o thou_o in_o this_o thy_o day_n the_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o thy_o peace_n but_o now_o they_o be_v hide_v from_o thy_o eye_n thou_o know_v not_o the_o time_n of_o thy_o visitation_n the_o other_o foresee_v namely_o malum_fw-la poenae_fw-la the_o evil_a of_o punishment_n for_o the_o day_n shall_v come_v that_o thy_o enemy_n shall_v cast_v a_o trench_n abour_v thou_o and_o keep_v thou_o in_o on_o every_o side_n and_o shall_v lay_v thou_o even_o with_o the_o ground_n and_o thy_o child_n within_o thou_o etc._n etc._n or_o if_o you_o please_v we_o have_v here_o hierusalems_n funeral_n where_o we_o have_v first_o the_o chief_a mourner_n christ_n he_o be●eld_v the_o city_n and_o weep_v over_o it_o say_v if_o thou_o have_v know_v even_o thou_o in_o this_o thy_o day_n a_o break_a speech_n a_o passionate_a expression_n the_o right_a dialect_n of_o
such_o thing_n as_o these_o people_n may_v not_o imitate_v matth._n 23.3_o to_o build_v with_o one_o hand_n and_o pull_v down_o with_o the_o other_o to_o lead_v by_o his_o good_a doctrine_n and_o mislead_v by_o his_o wicked_a conversation_n to_o have_v christ_n in_o his_o mouth_n and_o satan_n in_o his_o heart_n this_o be_v likewise_o a_o sad_a mournful_a spectacle_n last_o those_o that_o be_v eminent_a though_o not_o in_o place_n yet_o in_o the_o esteem_n and_o opinion_n of_o the_o church_n i_o mean_v professor_n of_o religion_n their_o sin_n be_v more_o scandalous_a and_o therefore_o more_o to_o be_v lament_v then_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o man_n if_o david_n a_o pillar_n of_o the_o church_n step_v awry_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o lord_n will_v soon_o have_v their_o mouth_n open_a to_o blaspheme_v upon_o that_o advantage_n 2._o sam._n 12.14_o to_o see_v therefore_o a_o professor_n not_o to_o live_v according_a to_o his_o profession_n not_o to_o walk_v worthy_a of_o that_o new_a name_n 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