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Is it not a great Argument of his delight and satisfaction, in his Seed, that he will not suffer a cold wind to blow upon them to hurt them? When a Mother is so render of her Child, that she will not suffer a cold wind to blow upon it, you say, see how she loves, and delights in that Child. Now Christ hath said concerning his People; He that toucheth you, toucheth the Apple of mine Eye, Zach. 2. The Eye of man, is the most tender part you know, and men are the most tender of that; but I pray observe what kind of men they were that Christ was thus tender of: in Deut. 32.10. it's said that God kept the People of Israel in the Wilderness, as the Apple of his Eye: There they were in a low and sad condition, yet there was the Love of their youth expressed in following God; but now these men were in Babylon, and they were that part of the People of the Jews, which did stay behind, when others were gone to re-build the Temple; and through Unbelief did this part stay behind; therefore saith the Prophet, verse 6. Come forth, and flee from the Land of the North; yet concerning these, even these rebellious, and unbelieving Residue, doth the Lord say, He that toucheth you, toucheth the Apple of mine Eye, verse 8. Surely then, if Christ had •uch tender care of the•e, in reference to all that might touch, or hurt them, I may truly say in regard of his Seed, he will not suffer a cold wind for to blow upon them: herein is his delight, and love manifested.

Is it not a great Argument of his delight and satisfaction, in his Seed, that he wil not suffer a cold wind to blow upon them to hurt them? When a Mother is so render of her Child, that she wil not suffer a cold wind to blow upon it, you say, see how she loves, and delights in that Child. Now Christ hath said concerning his People; He that toucheth you, toucheth the Apple of mine Eye, Zach. 2. The Eye of man, is the most tender part you know, and men are the most tender of that; but I pray observe what kind of men they were that Christ was thus tender of: in Deut. 32.10. it's said that God kept the People of Israel in the Wilderness, as the Apple of his Eye: There they were in a low and sad condition, yet there was the Love of their youth expressed in following God; but now these men were in Babylon, and they were that part of the People of the Jews, which did stay behind, when others were gone to re-build the Temple; and through Unbelief did this part stay behind; therefore saith the Prophet, verse 6. Come forth, and flee from the Land of the North; yet concerning these, even these rebellious, and unbeleeving Residue, doth the Lord say, He that toucheth you, toucheth the Apple of mine Eye, verse 8. Surely then, if Christ had uch tender care of thee, in reference to al that might touch, or hurt them, I may truly say in regard of his Seed, he wil not suffer a cold wind for to blow upon them: herein is his delight, and love manifested.