106 Others miferie t a good Mans Briefe. I'fa1.1 a9.1 36 Gods owne heart,confidering the obttinacy and rebellion of the people, his eyes guffied out with teares. And here the Lord Terris, whole foule, whole worke,, whole way was as the Sunne, wherein is no fpot ; a Garden in which is no weed, a Tree whereon was neither fuperfluous, barren, nor wi- thered branch, nor fading leafe ; in whom (as it is laid of' ASfoloms beauty) was no from the crowne of the bead unto the ¡ole of the foot, from the licit iuftant of his conception, to the Iaft moment of his paion; in whom was a fingular, fweet, full, perfect confluence and concourfe of all graces, as of lines in one Center, beams in one Sunne,rivers in one Ocean. This glorious and matchleffe pattern of all perfe- &ion, confidering and beholding the prefent rebellion, the enfuing defolation of Jerulalem, his bowels yearned with- in him, teares came from him, commiferation on the one fide, and indignation on the other fide wrought wonderful- ly with him : for, When be war come neere, he beheld the City,and wept over it, Saying, If thou hadffknowne, even thou, at leaft in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace ! but now they are hid from thine eyes. The words are a narration of our Saviours affeCtion to- wards the people of Jerufalem : wherein we have f. Our Saviours Commiferation verf.41.. 2. His Exprobrationof them, verfe 42. In his Commiferation we have the occafion, preparation, er impulfive caufes of it. t. His appropinquation, He came Deere : Chriit as God is every where, not Locomotives, but is free from all motion, mutation : but he cometh neere by his creatures, as an Almighty Maker by his workes, pre - fenting his Deity and almighty power ; he cometh veer by his Minifters, as a King by his Embaffadours, propofing his dominion over us, offering conditions of peace unto us ; he cometh neer by affuming our flefh,as aMediatour.,a Brother, declaring his mercy St loving kindnefs;he cometh neer by his Ordinan-
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