The Redeemer's tears wept over lost souls a treatise on Luke XIX, 41, 42

II. Such as live under the Gospel have a day, or a present opportunity, for the obtaining the knowledge of these things immediately belonging to their peace, and of whatsoever is besides necessary thereunto. I say nothing what opportunities they have who never lived under the Gospel; who yet no doubt might generally, know more than they do; and know better what they do know. It suffices us who enjoy the Gospel, to understand our own advantages thereby. Nor, as to those who do enjoy it, is every ones day of equal clearness. How few in comparison, have ever seen such a day as Jerusalem at this time did! made by the immediate beams of the Sun of righteousness! Our Lord himself vouchsafing to be their instructor, so speaking as never man did; and with such authority as far outdid their other Teachers, and astonished the hearers. In what transports did he use to leave those that heard him, wheresoever he came, ⟨p. 26⟩wondering at the gracious words that came out of his mouth! And with what mighty and beneficial works was he wont to recommend his doctrine, shining in the glorious power, and savouring of the abundant mercy of Heaven, so as every apprehensive mind might see the Deity was incarnate, God was come down to treat with men, and allure them into the knowledge and love of himself. The word was made flesh. What unprejudiced mind might not perceive it to be so? He was there manifested and veiled at once; both expressions are used concerning the same matter. The divine beams were somewhat obscured, but did yet ray through that veil;¹ so that his glory was beheld as the glory of the only begotten Son of the Father, full of grace and truth. This Sun shone with a mild and benign but with a powerful vivifying light. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. Such a light created unto the Jews this their day. Happy Jews, if they had understood their own happiness! And the days that followed, to them (for a while) and ⟨p. 27⟩the Gentile world were not inferior, in some respects brighter and more glorious (the more copious gift of the Holy Ghost being reserved unto the crowning and enthroning of the victorious Redeemer) when the everlasting Gospel flew like lightning to the utmost ends of the earth;