3. To forget is lightly to esteem, to sleight the Lord. That which a man highly esteems, he keeps in his memory, and treasure it up there; and when a man forgets a thing,1 especially when he wilfully forgets it, he disrespects it, he sleights and contemns it, Jer. 30.14. All thy lovers have forgotten thee; that is, thy lovers care not for thee, they sleight and esteem lightly of thee. When a man comes not at one, whom he loves, he is said to forget him, Jer. 2.32. Can a maid forget her ornaments. or a bride her attire? A maid hath a great esteem of her ornaments; especially of her wedding ornaments, and therefore she is often thinking of them; it may be she can hardly sleep the night before, for thinking of the rich garments, yea the bracelets and babbles she is to wear upon the wedding day. Can a bride forget her attire? Will she throw these by the walls (as we speak) or cast them at her heels? Yet, saith the Lord, My people have forgotten me days without number. They have lightly esteemed me, I am not so much to them as new clothes, who am indeed their life; I am not so much remembered as unnecessary curiosities, from whom they receive all things necessary, and whose favour is the one thing necessary.
3. To forget is lightly to esteem, to sleight the Lord. That which a man highly esteems, he keeps in his memory, and treasure it up there; and when a man forgets a thing,1 especially when he wilfully forgets it, he disrespects it, he sleights and contemns it, Jer. 30.14. All thy lovers have forgotten thee; that is, thy lovers care not for thee, they sleight and esteem lightly of thee. When a man comes not at one, whom he loves, he is said to forget him, Jer. 2.32. Can a maid forget her ornaments. or a bride her attire? A maid hath a great esteem of her ornaments; especially of her wedding ornaments, and therefore she is often thinking of them; it may be she can hardly sleep the night before, for thinking of the rich garments, yea the bracelets and bables she is to wear upon the wedding day. Can a bride forget her attire? Will she throw these by the walls (as we speak) or cast them at her heels? Yet, saith the Lord, My people have forgotten me daies without number. They have lightly esteemed me, I am not so much to them as new clothes, who am indeed their life; I am not so much remembred as unnecessary curiosities, from whom they receive all things necessary, and whose favour is the one thing necessary.
- 1Oblivio affert contemptum.
