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…

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.

And this also is dreadful: The great sentence of Christ upon the Jews lay much in these words, Your house is left unto you desolate; that is, God has left you to bare Walls, and to lifeless Traditions.

Consider therefore of this going out also. Alas, a Church, a true Church, is but a poor thing, if God leaves, if God forsakes it. By a true Church, I mean one that is Congregated, according to outward rule, that has sinned God away, as she had almost quite done, that was of Laodicea;