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The Redeemer's tears wept over lost souls a treatise on Luke XIX, 41, 42
The Redeemer's tears wept over lost souls a treatise on Luke XIX, 41, 42 : with an appendix wherein somewhat is occasionally discoursed concerning the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, and how God is said to will the salvation of them that perish / by J.H.
London: printed by J. Astwood for Thomas Parkhurst, 1684
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. They signify the real depth, and greatness of the misery into which thou art falling. They drop from an intellectual and most comprehensive eye, that sees far, and pierces deep into things, hath a wide and large prospect; takes the compass of that forlorn state into which unreconcilable sinners are hastening, in all the horror ⟨p. 147⟩of it. The Son of God did not weep vain and causeless tears, or for a light matter; nor did he for himself either spend his own, or desire the profusion of others tears. Weep not for me, O daughters of Jerusalem, &c. He knows the value of Souls, the weight of guilt, and how low it will press and sink them; the severity of Gods justice, and the power of his anger, and what the fearful effects of them will be, when they finally fall. If thou understandest not these things thy self, believe him that did, at least believe his tears.
1. They signifie the real depth, and greatnes of the misery into which thou art falling. They drop from an intellectual and most comprehensive eye, that sees far, and pierces deep into things, hath a wide and large prospect; takes the compas of that forlorn state into which unreconcileable sinners are hastening, in all the horrour ⟨p. 147⟩of it. The Son of God did not weep vain and causeles tears, or for a light matter; nor did he for himself either spend his own, or desire the profusion of others tears. Weep not for me, O daughters of Jerusalem, &c. He knows the value of Souls, the weight of guilt, and how low it will press and sink them; the severity of Gods justice, and the power of his anger, and what the fearful effects of them will be, when they finally fall. If thou understandest not these things thy self, believe him that did, at least believe his tears.
2. They signify the sincerity of his love and pity, the truth and tenderness of his compassion. Canst thou think his deceitful tears? his, who never knew guile? was this like the rest of his course? And remember that he who shed tears, did, from the same fountain of love and mercy, shed blood too! Was that also done to deceive? Thou makest thy self some very considerable thing indeed, if thou thinkest the son of God counted it worth his while to weep, and bleed, and dye, to deceive thee into a false esteem