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Mat.8.aa.
Ierem
9.1.
High
priefls,
a
ty,
pe
of Chri
ji.
clued
in the
bode
ofdeath
:fo
now after
his
refurreaion
he
bath attained
all
excellency
of
glory and
happinefle,
free
from
all
mifery and
furrow,
never
to
be
interrupted
any more
by
any
griete or adverfary
power.The
Crowne
ofGod
is
let
upon
his
head for ever:
The perpetuity
and
fubflance
of
this Law
concernes
both
Miniflers
and
people.
i
.To
teach
both the
one and
the other not
to
growinto
excelle
of
forrow
or
paflion,
but
to
be examples
ofgravity,rnoderatiô,& wel
weifding
of
Affections;&
to
be
patternes
of
patience and
holy
obe-
dience
in
fuffering
extreame
adverfities,
as
well
as
in the
actions and
exerciCe
of
pradick
vertues.
a. To
give
te-
flimcny
of
their
hope
and affurance
of
the happy refill
-
rection
of
their
friends,
for
whom
they
mull not
forrow
ác
men
without
hope.
3.
To
flew
that
no occafion
or
naturali
affection,
no
not
the
neareft
and
greatet
change
befalling
their outward
eflate
might
diftraCt
them from
their
charge
and
duty
;
or
fo
difquiet the
peaceable
tranquillity
of
their
minds,
as
any
part
of
their
duty
might
be
hindred
formatter
or
manner. And
therefore
in
this
cafe
our Saviour
(confirming
the
perpetuall
equi-
ty
of
this
Law)faith,
Let
the
dead bury
their
dead, follow
thou me. And
the
I.ord
is
fo
aria
in
this
cafe(Lev. i
0.6)
that
when
flarons
formes
were
fo ftrangely flame be-
fore
his
face,
he
mull not mourne.nor
air
a
Foote
out
of
his
Minillery,
left
he
dye, and
therefore
the
text
faith
:
baron
held
his
peace,ver.
3.
So
no
outward
refpea
of
duty
to
friends
Irma
call us
fromduty
to God.
Ob.
if
the
Prieft
mull
not weepe,how
could they
fe-
rioufly
repent of their
fins?
Anfw.
The Prieft
mull not weepe for
any
tempo-
ral loffes,nor
for
perfonall
lofl'es;and
in
naturali
regards he
mutt
be
impafliònate
:
but
for
his
frines he
might.
Jere-
my a
Prophet
and
Prief}
wifheth
his
head
a
foun
twine
of tearer,
The
high priefl
mull
weepe for his
owne
and
the
peoples
firmes
in
the
day
of
expiation,
and
if.
he
I
we
epe