his_o darling_n and_o choose_a one_o be_v not_o the_o shekinah_n or_o presence_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n seat_v among_o we_o be_v not_o all_o the_o promise_v appendant_a to_o this_o temple_n may_v we_o imagine_v that_o the_o holy_a and_o faithful_a god_n will_v quit_v the_o place_n of_o his_o residence_n and_o glorious_a rest_n may_v we_o not_o then_o ground_o assure_v ourselves_o that_o our_o faithful_a lord_n will_v conserve_v and_o maintain_v his_o own_o temple_n and_o people_n that_o worship_n he_o therein_o thus_o they_o trust_v in_o lie_a word_n say_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n glassius_n some_o refer_v the_o last_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o jew_n relate_v to_o the_o extern_a worship_n of_o god_n and_o so_o they_o render_v the_o temple_n in_o the_o genitive_a case_n these_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o jehovah_n as_o if_o they_o have_v say_v what_o do_v thou_o 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john_n 8._o 39_o 44._o where_o he_o endeavour_v to_o beat_v they_o out_o of_o their_o fond_a presumption_n and_o groundless_a persuasion_n of_o be_v abraham_n seed_n whereas_o indeed_o they_o be_v as_o he_o tell_v they_o v_o 44._o child_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o near_o to_o ruin_v and_o certain_o this_o be_v mater_fw-la of_o sad_a lamentation_n to_o see_v person_n or_o church_n lift_v up_o to_o heaven_n in_o their_o own_o presumptuous_a conceit_n and_o yet_o drop_v down_o to_o hell_n in_o reality_n such_o violent_a presumtion_n if_o not_o cure_v by_o medicinal_a grace_n bring_v inevitable_a ruin_n to_o the_o most_o flourish_a church_n so_o rev._n 3._o 17_o 18._o because_o thou_o say_v i_o be_o rich_a etc._n etc._n 3._o pride_n another_o church-sin_n which_o be_v a_o great_a moral_a cause_n of_o jerusalem_n ruin_n be_v spiritual_a pride_n this_o indeed_o be_v a_o proper_a church-sin_n arise_v out_o of_o church-privilege_n or_o other_o spiritual_a excellence_n vouchsafe_v by_o christ_n thus_o it_o be_v with_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o day_n of_o old_a which_o god_n promise_v to_o cure_v zeph._n 3._o 11._o i_o will_v take_v away_o out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o they_o that_o rejoice_v in_o thy_o pride_n and_o thou_o shall_v no_o more_o be_v haughty_a because_o of_o my_o holy_a mountain_n it_o seem_v there_o be_v a_o people_n who_o do_v much_o pride_n themselves_o and_o grow_v very_o haughty_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o holy_a mountain_n which_o be_v a_o visible_a symbol_n or_o token_n of_o god_n presence_n ay_o but_o god_n promise_v in_o evangelic_a day_n to_o cure_v this_o tumour_n and_o tympany_n as_o it_o be_v with_o single_a person_n so_o with_o whole_a church_n there_o be_v some_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n which_o god_n connive_n at_o and_o will_v pass_v over_o upon_o a_o general_a repentance_n but_o this_o sin_n of_o spiritual_a pride_n be_v of_o such_o a_o deep_a tincture_n malignity_n and_o antipathy_n against_o god_n as_o that_o if_o it_o be_v not_o timely_o repent_v of_o and_o turn_v from_o it_o will_v prove_v the_o gangrene_n and_o bane_n of_o the_o most_o flourish_a church_n there_o be_v no_o sin_n so_o opposite_a to_o our_o receive_a grace_n from_o christ_n as_o spiritual_a pride_n oh_o what_o a_o burden_n be_v this_o to_o christ_n that_o they_o who_o be_v nothing_o have_v nothing_o can_v do_v nothing_o of_o themselves_o shall_v be_v proud_a of_o what_o they_o have_v receive_v from_o he_o as_o they_o who_o be_v most_o abase_v in_o themselves_o be_v most_o exalt_v by_o god_n and_o near_a to_o he_o so_o they_o who_o most_o exalt_v themselves_o be_v most_o abase_v by_o and_o estrange_v from_o god_n luke_n 18._o 14._o for_o every_o one_o that_o exalt_v himself_o shall_v be_v abase_v and_o he_o that_o humble_v himself_o shall_v be_v exalt_v pride_n it_o be_v the_o cancer_n of_o part_n the_o moth_n of_o privilege_n the_o rust_n of_o comfort_n the_o poison_n of_o duty_n the_o sting_n of_o cross_n the_o reproach_n of_o professor_n none_o so_o much_o favour_v and_o enrich_v with_o grace_n and_o comfort_n by_o christ_n as_o humble_a soul_n and_o church_n but_o he_o resist_v the_o proud_a jam._n 4._o 6._o and_o psal_n 138._o 6._o god_n know_v the_o proud_a afar_o off_o i._n e_o god_n know_v he_o as_o a_o enemy_n and_o love_v not_o to_o come_v near_o he_o god_n have_v a_o old_a grudge_n against_o spiritual_a pride_n as_o one_o of_o his_o most_o ancient_a inveterate_a enemy_n bear_v in_o heaven_n in_o the_o bosom_n of_o angel_n and_o therefore_o resist_v it_o most_o well_o therefore_o may_v our_o lord_n weep_v over_o this_o sin_n as_o a_o cause_n of_o jerusalem_n ruin_n 4._o security_n another_o sin_n which_o moral_o hasten_v jerusalem_n ruin_n be_v her_o carnal_a security_n this_o seem_v evident_o comprise_v in_o christ_n follow_v bill_n of_o indictment_n v_o 42._o if_o thou_o have_v know_v i._n e_o consider_v our_o gracious_a lord_n make_v loud_a and_o solemn_a proclamation_n of_o peace_n but_o jerusalem_n be_v fast_o asleep_a again_o he_o threaten_v vengeance_n and_o wrath_n but_o she_o have_v no_o ear_n to_o hear_v at_o last_o flame_n of_o divine_a wrath_n break_v forth_o upon_o she_o but_o all_o this_o while_n she_o locum_fw-la awake_v not_o '_o till_o scorch_v and_o burn_v to_o ash_n so_o that_o the_o great_a sin_n christ_n bewail_v be_v her_o security_n ah_o what_o a_o curse_a sin_n be_v security_n this_o desperate_a security_n of_o jerusalem_n our_o lord_n also_o foretell_v luke_n 17._o 26_o 30._o and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n so_o shall_v it_o be_v also_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n they_o do_v eat_v &_o drink_v etc._n etc._n here_o christ_n foretell_v what_o wretched_a security_n shall_v seize_v on_o carnal_a professor_n at_o the_o come_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n whereby_o we_o may_v understand_v not_o only_o
into_o captivity_n before_o the_o enemy_n oh_o here_o lie_v the_o sting_n of_o all_o israel_n suffering_n that_o the_o multitude_n of_o her_o transgression_n draw_v they_o on_o she_o this_o be_v that_o which_o most_o deep_o wound_v and_o pierce_v the_o heart_n of_o this_o holy_a man_n so_o v._n 8._o jerusalem_n have_v grievous_o sin_v therefore_o she_o be_v remove_v as_o a_o unclean_a loathsome_a thing_n all_o that_o honour_a she_o dâ—spise_v she_o because_o they_o have_v see_v her_o nakedness_n i._n e_fw-la her_o lewdness_n and_o abomination_n yea_o she_o sigh_v and_o turn_v backward_o v_o 9_o her_o filthiness_n be_v in_o her_o skirt_n etc._n etc._n the_o like_a v_o 14._o 18._o and_o chap._n 2._o 14._o thus_o our_o bless_a lord_n here_o in_o his_o lamentation_n the_o first_o thing_n he_o have_v in_o his_o eye_n and_o that_o which_o do_v most_o deep_o pierce_v and_o wound_v his_o heart_n be_v jerusalem_n sin_n 6._o he_o see_v she_o to_o be_v a_o cage_n of_o all_o unclean_a bird_n a_o sink_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o abomination_n which_o will_v unavoidable_o involve_v she_o in_o ruin_n this_o make_v his_o heart_n to_o bleed_v and_o his_o eye_n to_o gush_v forth_o with_o salt_n tear_n over_o she_o and_o this_o be_v the_o genuine_a character_n of_o a_o true_a christian_a heart_n to_o mourn_v more_o for_o the_o evil_a of_o do_v than_o for_o the_o evil_a of_o suffer_v and_o for_o the_o latter_a only_o as_o the_o fruit_n and_o effect_n of_o the_o former_a a_o cain_n or_o judas_n can_v lament_v and_o groan_v under_o the_o stroke_n of_o the_o rod_n but_o a_o peter_n or_o a_o christian_n mourn_v under_o the_o offence_n that_o procure_v those_o stroke_n without_o doubt_v a_o hard-hearted_a jew_n can_v not_o but_o lament_v to_o see_v jerusalem_n sack_v and_o the_o temple_n in_o flame_n about_o his_o ear_n ay_o but_o it_o be_v the_o christian_a only_o that_o mourn_v kind_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v the_o fuel_n of_o those_o prodigious_a flame_n of_o divine_a wrath_n to_o lament_v over_o the_o ruin_n of_o a_o renown_a city_n or_o church_n be_v facile_a because_o natural_a to_o a_o ingenuous_a affectionate_a spirit_n but_o to_o bleed_v over_o and_o bewail_v those_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o those_o ruin_n none_o can_v in_o any_o measure_n of_o evangelic_a sincerity_n perform_v but_o christ_n and_o such_o as_o be_v animate_v and_o influence_v by_o his_o spirit_n but_o we_o proceed_v to_o particular_n to_o explicate_v what_o those_o church-sin_n be_v which_o expose_v jerusalem_n and_o so_o by_o a_o parity_n of_o reason_n will_v expose_v any_o other_o profess_v city_n or_o people_n to_o church-ruine_n and_o therefore_o aught_o to_o be_v mater_fw-la of_o lamentation_n chap._n v._n a_o particular_a enumeration_n of_o jerusalem_n sin_n which_o be_v the_o moral_a cause_n of_o her_o ruin_n and_o so_o a_o chief_a mater_fw-la of_o our_o lord_n lamentation_n 1._o the_o first_o great_a church-sin_n unbelief_n which_o our_o bless_a lord_n here_o lament_v as_o the_o moral_a cause_n of_o jerusalem_n church-ruine_n be_v her_o unbelief_n or_o rejection_n of_o the_o thing_n that_o do_v belong_v unto_o her_o peace_n this_o indeed_o be_v a_o prodigious_a church-wasting_a sin_n that_o which_o ever_o cost_v israel_n very_o dear_a even_o from_o her_o infant-state_n israel_n have_v signal_n token_n of_o christ_n conduct_n care_n and_o providence_n in_o the_o wilderness_n yet_o what_o passion_n of_o discontent_n what_o disingenuous_a murmur_n what_o fit_v of_o unbelief_n do_v she_o ever_o and_o anon_o on_o the_o least_o approach_n of_o danger_n fall_n into_o how_o do_v her_o spirit_n sink_v and_o despond_v under_o the_o least_o difficulty_n this_o be_v evident_a from_o num._n 13._o 30_o 33._o and_o 14._o 1_o 14_o etc._n etc._n for_o which_o all_o that_o generation_n save_v caleb_n and_o jesua_n who_o be_v of_o another_o spirit_n perish_v in_o the_o wilderness_n thus_o also_o before_o their_o babylonian_a captivity_n the_o great_a sin_n the_o israelite_n be_v guilty_a of_o and_o that_o which_o open_v the_o door_n to_o all_o their_o follow_a misery_n be_v their_o unbelief_n or_o contemt_a of_o god_n word_n 13._o so_o isa_n 30._o 8._o now_o go_v write_v it_o before_o they_o in_o a_o table_n and_o note_v it_o in_o a_o book_n that_o it_o may_v be_v for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v for_o lver_n and_o ever_o v_o 9_o that_o this_o be_v a_o rebellious_a people_n ie_v child_n that_o will_v not_o hear_v the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n now_o wherein_o lay_v this_o their_o rebellion_n why_o chief_o in_o their_o unbelief_n or_o despise_v of_o god_n word_n as_o v_o 12._o because_o you_o despise_v this_o word_n and_o trust_v in_o oppression_n etc._n etc._n here_o lie_v their_o main_a sin_n and_o what_o follow_v v_o 13._o therefore_o this_o iniquity_n shall_v be_v as_o a_o breach_n ready_a to_o fall_v swell_v out_o in_o a_o high_a wall_n who_o break_v come_v s._n sudden_o at_o a_o instant_n i._n e._n exceed_v exceed_a sudden_o for_o these_o two_o synonymous_n adverb_n join_v together_o be_v very_o emphatic_a and_o argue_v that_o this_o their_o ruin_n shall_v be_v extreme_a sudden_a as_o also_o great_a great_a unbelief_n bring_v great_a and_o swift_a ruin_n to_o the_o most_o glorious_a church_n if_o repentance_n follow_v not_o when_o christ_n come_v with_o offer_n and_o act_n of_o grace_n towards_o his_o church_n then_o for_o she_o to_o despise_v his_o word_n turn_v she_o back_o on_o all_o his_o gracious_a offer_n yea_o trample_v on_o they_o this_o expose_v the_o most_o flourish_a church_n to_o sudden_a and_o inevitable_a destruction_n this_o god_n threaten_v israel_n withal_o in_o her_o first_o churh-constitution_n leu._n 26._o 14_o 15_o 16_o etc._n etc._n this_o also_o we_o find_v threaten_v and_o execute_v on_o she_o in_o her_o last_o church-destruction_n mat._n 23._o 37_o 38._o this_o therefore_o be_v the_o first_o and_o as_o we_o may_v phrase_n it_o the_o original_a sin_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o our_o bless_a lord_n here_o bewail_v as_o the_o womb_n of_o all_o her_o misery_n oh_o what_o a_o world_n of_o misery_n have_v unbelief_n bring_v on_o many_o flourish_a church_n when_o a_o profess_v people_n reject_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n be_v it_o not_o just_a with_o christ_n to_o reject_v they_o what_o a_o hell_n of_o plague_n both_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a do_v a_o despise_a gospel_n bring_v on_o professor_n how_o oft_o do_v christ_n cut_v off_o his_o own_o covenant-people_n from_o promise_v and_o expect_v mercy_n for_o their_o unbelief_n what_o sore_a jugement_n do_v unbelief_n expose_v man_n unto_o whence_o spring_v that_o deluge_n of_o confusion_n and_o barbarism_n which_o drown_v the_o eastern_a church_n but_o from_o their_o contemt_fw-mi of_o the_o gospel_n yea_o have_v not_o the_o flood_n of_o antichristianisme_n which_o have_v so_o long_o overwhelm_v these_o western_a church_n its_o rise_n from_o this_o envenimed_a spring_n of_o unbelief_n this_o be_v evident_a from_o 2_o thes_n 2._o 10._o because_o they_o receive_v not_o the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n etc._n etc._n and_o it_o be_v a_o prophetic_a persuasion_n of_o a_o great_a divine_a that_o god_n will_v short_o take_v away_o peace_n from_o the_o whole_a world_n for_o despise_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o gospel_n this_o conclusion_n we_o no_o way_n doubt_v but_o to_o make_v good_a that_o all_o the_o great_a plague_n and_o jugement_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o profess_v world_n or_o church_n have_v be_v for_o the_o contemt_fw-mi of_o his_o word_n by_o unbelief_n for_o albeit_o other_o sin_n have_v have_v their_o share_n yet_o this_o of_o unbelief_n have_v be_v the_o main_a spring_n of_o all_o church-ruine_n but_o this_o will_v be_v the_o subject_n of_o our_o follow_a discourse_n 2._o another_o prodigious_a presumption_n church-wasting_a sin_n which_o jerusalem_n be_v notorious_o guilty_a of_o be_v groundless_a presumtion_n and_o self-flatterie_n self-flatterie_n wherever_o it_o be_v 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