V.*. GOD can remove all matter of mourning. He here delivered this Prophets eyes from tears: he took away all occasion of weeping: in which sense he is said to wipe away all tears from mens eyes (Isa. 25. 8. Rev. 7. 17.) and to bid them refrain their voice from weeping, and eyes from tears (Jer. 31. 16. Luk. 7. 13.) Pertinent to this purpose are these proverbs, They that sow in tears shall reap in joy, (Psal. 126. 5.) weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh ⟨p. 106⟩in the morning, (Psal. 30. 5.) Answerable hereunto have been Saints prayers, Gods promises and performances. For instance of prayers take these, eMake me to hear joy and gladness, that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. fMake us glad according to the years wherein thou hast afflicted us. Of promises these, gI will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice for their sorrow. hTheir fasts shall be joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts. *Thou shalt weep no more. Of performances these, iThou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness. kWhen the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. Were not the eyes of that woman, lwhich so wept as with her tears she washed the feet of Jesus, delivered from tears, when Christ said to her Thy sins are forgiven? mWhen Hezekiah heard this doom, Thou shalt die and not live, he wept with great weeping. But this second message from the Lord, I have seen thy tears; behold I will add unto thy days fifteen years, did questionless wipe away all his tears. Most pregnant for the point in hand is the end of the commission given to Christ, thus expressed, nThe Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings, to comfort all that mourn, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.
V.*. GOD can remove all matter of mourning. He here delivered this Prophets eyes from teares: he tooke away all occasion of weeping: in which sense he is said to wipe away all tears from mens eys (Isa. 25. 8. Rev. 7. 17.) and to bid them refraine their voice from weeping, and eyes from teares (Ier. 31. 16. Luk. 7. 13.) Pertinent to this purpose are these proverbes, They that sow in teares shall reape in ioy, (Psal. 126. 5.) weeping may endure for a night, but joy commeth ⟨p. 106⟩in the morning, (Psal. 30. 5.) Answerable hereunto have beene Saints prayers, Gods promises and performances. For instance of prayers take these, eMake me to heare joy and gladnesse, that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoyce. fMake us glad according to the yeares wherein thou hast afflicted us. Of promises these, gI will turne their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoyce for their sorrow. hTheir fasts shalbe joy and gladnesse, and chearefull feasts. *Thou shalt weepe no more. Of performances these, iThou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladnesse. kWhen the Lord turned againe the captivity of Zion, then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. Were not the eyes of that woman,
- *§. 49. […] oculos eius a lachrymis. Fugit enim dolor, & tristitia & gemitus. Amb in Orat de Obit. Theod.§. 49. 〈…〉 oculos eius a lachrymis. Fugit enim dolor, & tristitia & gemitus. Amb in Orat de Obit. Theod.
- ePsal. 51 8.
- f—90. 15.
- gJer. 31. 13.Ier. 31. 13.
- hZac. 8 19.
- *Isa 30. 19.
- iPsal 30 12.
- k—126. 1, 2.
- lLuk. 7. 38. &c
- mIsa. 38. 1, &c. [Greek or Hebrew] E• stevi• stetu magn•.Isa. 38. 1, &c. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 E• stevi• stetu magn•.
- nIsa 61. 1. &c.
