Sometimes again, The Members of the Solemn Assembly, they do bear themselves out in their sins upon their enjoyment of the Solemn Assembly; crying out the Temple of the Lord, the Temple of the Lord, and are we not delivered to do all these abominations. There is a two-fold bearing of our selves upon the Solemn Assembly. There is a bearing of our selves upon the Solemn Assembly, and upon the public Ordinances in opposition unto false worshippers; So in 2 Chron. 13. Abijah bears himself upon the Solemn Assembly, in opposition unto Jeroboam's false worship: But as for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken him, and the Priests which minister unto the Lord, are the Sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait upon their business: And they burn unto the Lord every morning, and every evening, burnt Sacrifices and sweet Incense; The Shewbread also set ⟨p. 192⟩they in order upon the pure Table, and the Candlestick of Gold with the Lamps thereof, to burn every evening; for we kept the charge of the Lord our God, but ye have forsaken him. Thus they did bear themselves, and this was not their Reproach, but their Faith, in verse 18. Thus the Children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the Children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the Lord God of their Fathers. They did bear themselves upon the Solemn Assembly, and their pure enjoyments therein, in opopsit on to false worship; this was no Reproach. But then there is a bearing of our selves upon the Solemn Assembly, so as to bear us out in our sin, to cry, The Temple of the Lord, the Temple of the Lord; Sin and live wickedly, and bear our selves out upon a Solemn Assembly, that we are Members of a Church &c. This is a Reproach: This bearing ones self, upon the Solemn Assembly is a Reproach: And saith Chrysostom, who would not be moved to hear the Blasphemings and Revilings of the Jews against Christ? But O Christian (saith he) take heed thou beest not guilty of the same fault; for he that defiles the Kings Garment, and he that tears the Kings Garment offends alike. The Jews tear it, scandalous Christians they defile the Garment of Christ, the Sins are divers, but the Reproach the same (saith he.) Now then, you see that sometimes the Members of the Solemn Assembly do bring a Reproach; They are accessary: God knows how to roll away a Reproach by a Reproach:
Sometimes again, The Members of the Solemn Assembly, they do bear themselves out in their sins upon their enjoyment of the Solemn Assembly; crying out the Temple of the Lord, the Temple of the Lord, and are we not delivered to do all these abominations. There is a two-fold bearing of our selves upon the Solemn Assembly. There is a bearing of our selves upon the Solemn Assembly, and upon the publick Ordinances in opposition unto false worshipers; So in 2 Chron. 13. Abijah bears himself upon the Solemn Assembly, in opposition unto Jeroboams false worship: But as for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken him, and the Priests which minister unto the Lord, are the Sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait upon their business: And they burn unto the Lord every morning, and every evening, burnt Sacrifices and sweet Incense; The Shewbread also set ⟨p. 192⟩they in order upon the pure Table, and the Candlestick of Gold with the Lamps thereof, to burn every evening; for we kept the charge of the Lord our God, but ye have forsaken him. Thus they did bear themselves, and this was not their Reproach, but their Faith, in verse 18. Thus the Children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the Children of Judah prevailed, because they relyed upon the Lord God of their Fathers. They did bear themselves upon the Solemn Assembly, and their pure injoyments therein, in opopsit on to false worship; this was no Reproach. But then there is a bearing of our selves upon the Solemn Assembly, so as to bear us out in our sin, to cry, The Temple of the Lord, the Temple of the Lord; Sin and live wickedly, and bear our selves out upon a Solemn Assembly, that we are Members of a Church &c. This is a Reproach: This bearing ones self, upon the Solemn Assembly is a Reproach: And saith Chrys•st•m, who would not be moved to hear the Blasphemings and Revilings of the Jews against Christ? But O Christian (saith he) take heed thou beest not guilty of the same fault; for he that defiles the Kings Garment, and he that tears the Kings Garment offends alike. The Jews tear it, scandalous Christians they defile the Garment of Christ, the Sins are divers, but the Reproach the same (saith he.) Now then, you see that sometimes the Members of the Solemn Assembly do bring a Reproach; They are accessary: God knows how to roll away a Reproach by a Reproach:
