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London's lamentation, or, A serious discourse concerning the late fiery dispensation that turned our…
London's lamentation, or, A serious discourse concerning the late fiery dispensation that turned our (once renowned) city into a ruinous heap also the several lessons that are incumbent upon those whose houses have escaped the consuming flames / by Thomas Brooks.
London: printed for John Hancock and Nathaniel Ponder, 1670
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To move him to mercy, and to moderate the severity of Answ. that former sentence, of leaving their houses desolate unto them. Herod had been at a wonderful charge, in building 1and beautifying the Temple. Josephus tells us, that for 2eight whole years together, he kept ten thousand men at work about it: and that for magnificence and stateliness, it exceeded Solomons Temple. The Disciples might very well wonder at these stately buildings, at these goodly, stately fair Stones, which were (as Josephus writeth) fifteen cubits long, twelve high, and eight broad. Now the Disciples fondly thought, that Christ, upon the full sight of these stately glorious buildings, (which to see laid waste, was pity) ⟨p. 59⟩might have been so worked upon, as to reverse his former sentence, of laying all desolate. But here they were mistaken; for his thoughts was not as their thoughts. Others think, that the Disciples showed Christ the stately buildings of the Temple, that upon a serious consideration of the strength, pomp, stateliness, greatness and magnificence of the buildings, he might be the more careful to preserve them from destruction. Others think, that the Disciples showed him these strong and stately buildings, to insinuate secretly thereby, how difficult, yea, impossible, it was for them to be destroyed; especially considering the strength of the City also. And hence our Saviour seems to answer, See ye not all these things: Verily, I say unto you, there shall not be left here one stone upon another that shall not be thrown down, &c.
To move him to mercy, and to moderate the severity of Answ. that former sentence, of leaving their houses desolate unto them. Herod had been at a wonderful charge, in building 1and beautifying the Temple. Josephus tells us, that for 2eight whole years together, he kept ten thousand men at work about it: and that for magnificence and stateliness, it •xceeded Solomons Temple. The Dsciples might very well wonder at these stately buildings, at these goodly, stately fair Stones, which were (as Josephus writeth) fifteen cubits long, twelve high, and eight broad. Now the Disciples ondly thought, that Christ, upon the full sight of these tately glorious buildings, (which to see laid waste, was pity)