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Who versing in his mind this thought, can keep ⟨p. 236⟩his cheeks dry?¹ Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep night and day, &c. No marvel, if animus meminisse horret. The good soul tremble to think it: especially when all this wickedness ariseth (not from Sodom, and Sidon, and Edom, but (from the midst of) the daughter of Zion. Hinc illae Lachrimae. He that can see this and not sigh, is not a witness, but an agent; and sin hath obstructed his lungs, he cannot sorrow. Forbear then, you captious sons of Belial, to complain against us, for complaining against you. Whiles this Hydra of Iniquity puts forth her still-growing-heads, and the sword of reproof cannot cut them off, what should we do but mourne? Quid enim nisi threna supersunt? Whither can we turn our eyes, but we behold and lament at once; some roving with lewdness, some raving with madness, others reeling with ebriety, and yet others railing with blasphemy. If we be not sad, we must be guilty. Condemn not our passions, but your own rebellions, that excite them. The zeal of our God, whom we serve in our spirits, makes us with Moses to forget our selves. We also are men of like passion with you. ²It is the common plea of us all: If you ask us, why we show our selves thus weak and naked, we return with Paul: Why do you these things? Our God hath charged us, not to see the funerals of your souls, without sighs and tears. Thus saith the Lord: ³Smite with thy hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas, for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel: for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.

Who versing in his minde this thought, can keepe ⟨p. 236⟩his cheekes dry?¹ Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountaine of teares, that I might weepe night and day, &c. No maruell, if animus meminisse horret. The good soule tremble to thinke it: especially when all this wickednesse ariseth (not from Sodome, and Sidon, and Edom, but (from the midst of) the daughter of Sion. Hinc illae Lachrimae. Hee that can see this and not sigh, is not a witnesse, but an agent; and sinne hath obstructed his lungs, he cannot sorrow. Forbeare then, you captious sonnes of Belial, to complaine against vs, for complaining against you. Whiles this Hydra of Iniquitie puts forth her still-growing-heads, and the sword of reproofe cannot cut them off, what should we doe but mourne? Quid enim nisi threna supersunt? Whither can wee turne our eyes, but wee behold and lament at once; some rouing with lewdnesse, some rauing with madnesse, others reeling with ebrietie, and yet others railing with blasphemie. If we be not sad, wee must be guilty. Condemne not our passions, but your owne rebellions, that excite them. The zeale of our God, whom wee serue in our spirits, makes vs with Moses to forget our selues. Wee also are men of like passion with you.