Solomon's temple spiritualized, or, Gospel-light fetched out of the temple at Jerusalem, to let…Solomon's temple spiritualiz'd, or, Gospel-light fetcht out of the temple at Jerusalem, to let…

I answer, Not to the Dunghill with Athalia, nor to the Pest house with Uzziah, but to the Devil, that's the first step, and so to Hell, without repentance. But if their sin be not unpardonable, they may by repentance be recovered, and in mercy tread these Courts again. Now the way to this recovery, is to think seriously what they have done, or by what way they went out from the House of God. Hence the Prophet is bid to show to the rebellious house, first the goings out of the house, and then the comings in. But, I say first, he bids show them the goings out thereof; Ezek. 43.10, 11.

I answer, Not to the Dunghil with Athalia, nor to the Pest house with Vzziah, but to the Devil, that's the first step, and so to Hell, without repentance. But if their sin be not unpardonable, they may by repentance be recovered, and in mercy tread these Courts again. Now the way to this recovery, is to think seriously what they have done, or by what way they went out from the House of God. Hence the Prophet is bid to shew to the rebellious house, first the goings out of the house, and then the comings in. But, I say first, he bids shew them the goings out thereof; Ezek. 43.10, 11.

And this is of absolute necessity, for the recovering of the sinner. For until he that has sinned himself out of God's house, shall see what danger he has incurred to himself, by this his wicked going out, he will not unfeignedly desire to come in thither again.

There is another thing, as to this point, to be taken notice of. There is a way, by which God also doth depart from this House, and that also is by sin, as the occasion. The sin of a man will thrust him out, and the sin of men will drive God out of his own house. Of this you read,