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…

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, Ezek. 11.22, 23. For this, he saith, I ⟨p. 151⟩have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage, I have given the dearly beloved of my Soul into the hand of her Enemies; Jer. 12.7.

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, Ezek. 11.22, 23. For this, he saith, I ⟨p. 151⟩have for saken mine house, I have left mine heritage, I have given the dearly beloved of my Soul into the hand of her Enemies; Jer. 12.7.