Eli trembling for fear of the ark a sermon preached at St. Mary Aldermanbury,…

Secondly, The people of God cannot but be troubled when the ark is danger, because of the interest that they have in the ark of God; Now you know interest stirreth up affection; when a mans own house is on fire, or when another mans house is on fire, as you have had a sad and lamentable accident mu•h to be laid to heart, that happened yesterday morning, a very sad accident, and such as I suppose if the Minister that was appointed to preach, had been here, he would have studied to have affected ⟨p. 8⟩your h•arts with that providence, and indeed it is not to be forgotten: How suddenly may we after we have been feasting, be burnt to ashes? Truly it was a very sad providence, and ought to be laid to heart. Now interest as I said, stirs up affection; how are they •ffected that have an interest in those that were burned! how are they afflicted with that sad providence! Why now the people of God have an interest in God; God is the Heaven of a child of God, God is the portion and inheritance of his people; and when he begins to forsake them, they cannot but grieve and be affected: and so the Ordinances of God they are the Jewels, the Treasures of a Christian, and he cannot but be troubled for fear of losing the Ordinances. Jesus Christ is the joy of a Christian, and when he is departing from them, they cannot go and be merry at such a time.

Secondly, The people of God cannot but be troubled when the ark is danger, because of the interest that they have in the ark of God; Now you know interest stirreth up affection; when a mans own house is on fire, or when another mans house is on fire, as you have had a sad and lamentable accident mu•h to be laid to heart, that happened yesterday morning, a very sad accident, and such as I suppose if the Minister that was appointed to preach, had been here, he would have studyed to have affected ⟨p. 8⟩your h•arts with that providence, and indeed it is not to be •orgotten: How suddenly may we after we have been feasting, be burnt to ashes? Truly it was a very sad providence, and ought to be laid to heart. Now interest as I said, stirs up affection; how are they ffected that have an interest in those that were burned! how are they afflicted with that sad providence! Why now the peopl of God have an interest in God; God is the Heaven of a child of God, God is the portion and inheritance of his people; and when he begins to forsake them, they cannot but grieve and be affected: and so the Ordinances of God they are the Jewels, the Treasures of a Chstian, and he cannot but be troubled for fear of losing the Ordinances. Iesus Christ is the joy of a Christian, and when he is departing from them, they cannot go and be merry at such a time.