The temple A sermon preached at Pauls Cross the fifth of August. 1624. By…The temple A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse the fifth of August. 1624. By…

The only way to mend all, is for every man to begin with himself. In vain shall we blame those faults abroad, which we tolerate at home. That man makes himself ridiculous, who leaving his own house on fire, runs to quench his neighbour's Let but every man pull a brand from this fire, the flame will go out alone: if every soul cleanse his own Temple, all shall be quit of Idols, and God will accept of all. A multitude is but a heap of unities; the more we take away, the fewer we leave behind. When a field is overgrown with weeds, the best course to have a good general ⟨p. 65⟩harvest, is for every man to weed his own ground. When we would have the street cleansed, let every man sweep his own door, and it is quickly done. But while every man censures, & none amends, we do but talk against Idols, with still uncleansed Temples.

The only way to mend all, is for euery man to begin with himself. In vain shall we blame those faults abroad, which we tolerate at home. That man makes himself ridiculous, who leauing his own house on fire, runs to quench his neigbors Let but euery man pull a brand from this fire, the flame will go out alone: if euery soule clense his owne Temple, all shall be quit of Idols, and God wil accept of all. A multitude is but a heap of vnities; the more we take away, the fewer we leaue behind. When a field is ouergrowne with weeds, the best course to haue a good generall ⟨p. 65⟩haruest, is for euery man to weed his owne ground. When we would haue the street cleansed, let euery man sweep his owne doore, and it is quickly done. But while euery man censures, & none amends, we do but talk against Idols, with still vnclensed Tēples.

Let us pray for universal repentance, like a good Josiah, to purge the houses of God: till lust and profaneness, pride and covetousness, fraud and wantonness, malice and drunkenness, be no more found among us: till every thing be cast out, and nothing let in, that is unclean. So shall the Lord dwell in us with content, and we shall dwell in him with comfort. Here we shall be a Temple for Him, hereafter he shall be a Temple for us. So we find that glorious City described, I saw no Temple therein,