A85487:131
The saints support, set out in a sermon preached before the Honourable House of…
The saints support, set out in a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament. At a public fast, 29. June, 1642. By William Gouge.The saints support, set out in a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament. At a publick fast, 29. Iune, 1642. By William Gouge.
London: printed by G. M. for Joshua Kirton, 1642
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8. He himself taketh an especial view of the ruins of Jerusalem. 1I went out by night, saith he, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, &c. He had heard thereof before: but now he was an eye-witness; and this increased his compassion, inflamed his zeal, and stirred him up more diligently and throughly to repair the ruins, ⟨p. 21⟩and make up the breaches which he had seen with his own eyes. Sight of distress is of great force to work on the affections, and to procure succour.2 The Samaritan who came where the wounded man was, 3and saw him, had compassion on him, and succoured him. Do ye likewise what ye can, to take special notice of the particular cases of such as are in distress, that nothing beguile you, nothing be concealed from you. Go to prisons, visit the sick, cast your eyes on miserable objects.
8. He himselfe taketh an especiall view of the ruines of Ierusalem. 1I went out by night, saith he, and viewed the wals of Jerusalem, which were broken downe, &c. He had heard thereof before: but now he was an eye-witnesse; and this increased his compassion, enflamed his zeale, and stirred him up more diligently and throughly to repaire the ruines, ⟨p. 21⟩and make up the breaches which he had seen with his owne eyes. Sight of distresse is of great force to worke on the affections, and to procure succour.2 The Samaritan who came where the wounded man was, 3and saw him, had compassion on him, and succoured him. Doe ye likewise what ye can, to take speciall notice of the particular cases of such as are in distresse, that nothing beguile you, nothing be concealed from you. Goe to prisons, visit the sicke, cast your eyes on miserable objects.