IIII. *Our delight must be in Gods Church. It was usual with the Prophets familiarly with much delight to direct their speeches to Jerusalem, and to Zion as types of Gods Church, after this manner, aOur feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem: bI will seek thy good. cIf I forget thee O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth: If I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. Then especially did they cheerfully manifest their mind to her, when they had good tidings to tell her, thus, dAwake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion: put on thy beautiful garments O Jerusalem, the holy city, &c. eRejoice greatly, O daughter Zion, shout O daughter of Jerusalem: behold thy King cometh unto thee, &c. In her misery they could not refrain tears: for thus they say, fWe wept when we remembered Zion. gMine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people. This compassion in misery is a great evidence of much love and delight: whereupon it is said, hThy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof. Yet a greater evidence thereof are the many passionate words which are used in reference to her, as ilove of her, kdesiring and llonging after her, mfainting for her, nrejoicing and glorying in her.
IIII. *OƲr delight must be in Gods Church. It was usuall with the Prophets familiarly with much delight to direct their speeches to Ierusalem, and to Zion as types of Gods Church, after this manner, aOur feet shall stand within thy gates, O Ierusalem: bI will seeke thy good. cIf I forget thee O Ierusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roofe of my mouth: If I preferre not Ierusalem above my chiefe joy. Then especially did they cheerefully manifest their mind to her, when they had good tidings to tell her, thus, dAwake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion: put on thy beautifull garments O Ierusalem, the holy city, &c. eRejoyce greatly, O daughter Zion, shout O daughter of Ierusalem: behold thy King commeth unto thee, &c. In her misery they could not refraine teares: for thus they say, fWe wept when we remembred Zion. gMine eyes do faile with teares, my bowels are troubled, my liver is powred upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people. This compassion in misery is a great evidence of much love and delight: whereupon it is said, hThy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof. Yet a greater evidence thereof are the many passionate words which are used in reference to her, as ilove of her, kdesiring and llonging after her, mfainting for her, n
- *§. 115:
- aPsal. 122. 2.
- b—9.
- c—137. 5, 6:
- dIsa. 52. 1.
- eZac. 9. 9.
- fPsal. 137. 1.
- gLam. 2. 11.
- hPsal. 102. 14.
- i—26. 8.
- k—27. 4.
- l—84. •:
- m—ibid:
- n—106. 5.
