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4. God gave an eminent instance hereof in the Ministry of Jeremiah the Prophet; he gives him the Law of his Prophecy, Chap. 18, 7, 8. At what Instant I shall speak concerning a Nation, and concerning a Kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it, if that Nation against whom I have pronounced, turn from their Evil, I will repent of the Evil that I thought to do unto them. Here is the whole of the Truth laid down represented unto us. The Nation and Kingdom especially intended, was that of the people and Church of the Jews. Concerning them it is supposed, that they were evil, that Sin abounded amongst them, In this State God gave them warning by the Ministry of Jeremiah as he did otherwise also. The voice of these warnings was that they should repent them of their Evil, and reform their ways. On a supposition whereof he promises to remove the Judgments which they had deserved, and which were impendent over them: upon their failure herein, he declares that fearful desolation should befall them, as it did afterwards, verse 16, 17. According to this Rule the Prophet persisted in his Ministry The Sum of his Sermon? was this; It is a time of great Sin and Provocation, these ⟨p. 25⟩and these are your Sins; these are evident Tokens of God's Displeasure against you, and of the near approaching of desolating Judgments. In this State Repent, return and reform your ways, and you shall be delivered: in case you do not, utter Destruction shall come upon you.

4. God gave an eminent instance hereof in the Ministry of Jeremiah the Prophet; he gives him the Law of his Prophecy, Chap. 18, 7, 8. At what Instant I shall speak concerning a Nation, and concerning a Kingdom, to plùck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it, if that Nation against whom I have pronounced, turn from their Evil, I will repent of the Evil that I thought to do unto them. Here is the whole of the Truth laid down represented unto us. The Nation and Kingdom especially intended, was that of the people and Church of the Jews. Concerning them it is supposed, that they were evil, that Sin abounded amongst them, In this State God gave them warning by the Ministry of Jeremiah as he did otherwise also. The voice of these warnings was that they should repent them of their Evil, and reform their ways. On a supposition whereof he promises to remove the Judgments which they had deserved, and which were impendent over them: upon their failure herein, he declares that fearfull desolation should befall them, as it did afterwards, verse 16, 17. According to this Rule the Prophet persisted in his Ministry The Sum of his Sermon? was this; It is a time of great Sin and Provocation, these