A sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons at their late solemn fast…A sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons at their late solemne fast…

The second Doctrine concerneth Gods decree, and it is this: It is concluded in the Counsel of heaven, and […] hath it ¹in the thoughts of his heart, to repair the br• of his house, and to build such a Temple to himself, as is shadowed forth in this vision of Ezekiel. For the comparing of this verse with ⟨p. 31⟩vers. 7. in this same Chapter, and with Chap. 37. 26, 27. will easily make it appear, that this showing of the pattern, and all this measuring, was not only in reference to Israels duty, but to Gods gracious purpose towards Israel: According to that Zechar. 1. 16. Therefore thus saith the Lord, I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the Lord of Hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem. Now this vision cannot be said to be fulfilled in Zerubbabels Temple, as I proved before: Only here take notice, that the second destruction of the Temple by the Romans, was worse then the first by the Babylonians: That desolation was repaired; but this could never be repaired, though ^tthe Jews did attempt the building again of the Temple; first under Adrian the Emperor, and afterward under Julian the Apostate; the hand of God was seen against them most terribly by fire from heaven, and other signs of that kind. And about the same time (to observe that by the way) the famous Delphic Temple was without mans hand, by fire and earthquake, utterly destroyed, and never built again; To tell the world, that neither Judaism, nor Paganism should prevail, but the Kingdom of Jesus Christ.

The second Doctrine concerneth Gods decree, and it is this: It is concluded in the Counsell of heaven, and 〈…〉 hath it ¹in the thoughts of his heart, to repaire the br• of his house, and to build such a Temple to himselfe, as is shadowed forth in this vision of Ezekiel. For the comparing of this verse with ⟨p. 31⟩