+50 Deal.sr.z.;. _._ .___ TemPka.tleatlytobehonour0,as Von theMonday afte1, readier-iv/roper to,Óádbisn6tlfe. j+ / -. the temple, tlaarshe mightwith perförme their 'deuotions,' butall thiswasnotiïing but couetpufneffe, and their greedy defire of greater gaiiçs. And perhapsforthis-reafon, Saintinhn called it the Paileouer of the Iewes,:Eratproxim1 n,Paffhaludeeórum, The tames Pafmter was at hand. Not myPagé,oiler, but yours; whereyou doenottreateoflnyhonour, bat of your owne.p q it, Vint vefras, fahhathaveffra, oilitaitanimsmea, (faitlatheProphet Ef y.) And the Prophet ti`Yiálachie callsthefe their foleMnefeaftis dung; Be hold,i will calfdun&tmpónyourfaces - euen thedvxg efyourfolemnefeaße ;.Nótbecaufe they were to in thptadè1ues,butkaeeaufetheirayniewas their owneprivate Iute- reft,which is notimer thanadunghill in the fight ofGod. _ - . The thirdoccafigb,was theirdifiefped to theTemple s whereGodhuer pre- tended, that his'Maieftiefhould bemore efpecially refpeded. Regn:suit densfro= per mitesgentes,fedetfisperfeilemftnttan,frn.m. TheMaieftié regall vpón earth is refpeded throughoutthewhole iorifdidton of his Crowne, but :tmíuch more where he hatlthis throne andcbaire of Efate. God, as he is Kingof Kings, and LordofLords otterallthe nationsoftheearrh,oughtmuch to berefpefked; but more efpecially,where he bath his throane ineuery oneofhis Kingdomes. In heaneo,at thç:tight handofhis father, which is thefupreame throane of his greatneffieand;M&ieftie. In the Synagogueliehad thePropitiatorie; and in the Temples, thes.aararium. WhentheAngell appeared vntolo/hsrawith a drawne fwoadrand,commandedhim« puthisfhooesfrom off his feet , diuerfe graue DoEtors doe concurre inthis,that this Angelhwasthe Sonneof God,asbee had before appeared gntoMofes inthebufh,commandinghim the like. Whereinhe norifiedoyothings unto there -,,, , Theone ;theoucrencethatthey ought tobeare tothat piace, where he did foefpecially manifefthimfelfe ; Furtheghoxnd'whereintheu f andeß it holyground. By ourfeete, are meantour affections ; by our !hoods, ourcares, And many nationsCookefrom thencethe puttingoffoftheir fhooèk,when they'eatred into theTemple. ;;tn1: , _, The other ; That againft thofe, whofhould look this refped to that place, thefkvord was dtávytae'to flay them , and fire' prepared ,töburne and confame them. Ezechiel painting out the abhominations of the Temple, faith; Beheld therecamefixefromthewayofthevppergate, whichlosketbtowards the sorth, and tuerieene of themhad , Fula interfetlionù, the veilsofflanghter inhis hand. The 7o tranílate it, Septemfecures,Seuen hatchets. IrisTheodore:,obferuation, that a- gainft allZenacharibs Arrnie,God feet forth but one Angell only ; but againft the prophaners of hisTemple, fix, according to the numberofthe daycs of the Week :becaufethere fhould notthat daypaffeouer their head, wherinforne new Executioner orother,flaould not butrifevp to torment themdnmm/titudine mifericordia tux intreibo indemon tuam, adorabeadTemplum fmum titansin t ace- re tuo. Caietan readesit, tom olt:tudinegratiatua. He that is predeftinated to fal- uation, bath that reíjt toGodshoulè, that ifheedid not perfuadehimfelfe thathe ftoodin hisglace and fauour, he would not dare to prefumeto put his footwithin thedoores thereof:and should he prefumefotodo, hewould !cane i himfelfeagaitaft thecornerof thefirft pillar he cameat,not daritrg(like the Pub- lican)to lift vp his eyes. Butyour Pharalàicail Hypocrìt makes as bold with gods houfe aswith his owne : He lies here and lies there ; fweares here and j fwears there ; murmures here and murmures there ; he lines thereas if there !, were no God ; and !sues here as ifGoddid notfee him. And that which caufeth the more feare andhorror is, Thatmanytimes theymeetat theChurch for ro treat
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