An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth, & tenth chapters of…

First, It may have reference to this, to their furniture of silver, that nettles shall grow where they wear their fine silver things,¹ their fine Cupboards of plate, and household stuff that they did take so much delight in, as in Lament. 1. 7. Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction, and of her miseries, ²all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old. Mark but these two things from this text, Jerusalem in the days of her affliction and misery. My Brethren, there may be days of affliction, and yet no days of misery, the Saints may meet with days of afflictions, but not of misery; the wicked when they meet with days of affliction, ⟨p. 185⟩they meet with days of misery; but the thing I note that text for is this, They shall remember all the pleasant things that they had. Oh! they shall think then, what fine Cupboards of plate they were wont to have, and all their fine things; so here, here's a threatening that there should nettles grow in the very place where their fine household stuff stood, such a place of the house where such a fine Cupboard of plate was, all shall be so demolished that perhaps Nettles and Thorns shall grow there.

First, It may have reference to this, to their furniture of silver, that nettles shall grow where they wear their fine silver things,¹ their fine Cupbords of plate, and houshold stuff that they did take so much delight in, as in Lament. 1. 7. Jerusalem remembred in the daies of her affliction, and of her miseries, ²all her pleasant things that she had in the daies of old. Mark but these two things from this text, Jerusalem in the daies of her affliction and miserie. My Brethren, there may be daies of affliction, and yet no daies of miserie, the Saints may meet with daies of afflictions, but not of misery; the wicked when they meet with daies of affliction,