The fourth Sermon of the Lords Supper.

The fourth Sermon of the Lords Supper.

2. CHRON. 30.19. &c. Verse 18. The good Lord be merciful toward him. 19 That Prepareth his whole heart to seek the Lord God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the Sanctuary. 20 And the Lord heard Hezekiah, and healed the people.

2. CHRON. 30.19. &c. Verse 18. The good Lord bee mercifull toward him. 19 That Prepareth his whole heart to seeke the Lord God of his fathers, though hee bee not clensed according to the purification of the Sanctuarie. 20 And the Lord heard Hezekiah, and healed the people.

IN the former part of this Chapter, is declared, how King Hezekiah, in a zeal of Gods glory, and love unto his people, made a proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even unto Dan, that they should come to keep the Passover to the Lord God of Israel, at Jerusalem: for they had not done it for a great time, in that manner as God required, because of that Idolatry which had overspread the Land. For this purpose, Hezekiah and his Princes sent posts with letters throughout all Israel and Judah, even to the ten Tribes also, that were full of sin and misery, to admonish them to turn again unto the Lord their God, that he might return unto them: and not to be stiff-necked, but to humble themselves to serve the Lord, that his wrath might be turned away from them. But when the messengers came, a great sort of the Israelites laughed them to scorn, and mocked them: they were so inured unto sin, and infected with Idolatry, that they set light by, nay utterly contemned all the wholesome and holy exhortations of that worthy King, and his nobles.

IN the former part of this Chapter, is declared, how King Hezekiah, in a zeale of Gods glorie, and loue vnto his people, made a proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba euen vnto Dan, that they should come to keepe the Passeouer to the Lord God of Israel, at Ierusalem: for they had not done it for a great time, in that manner as God required, because of that Idolatrie which had ouerspred the Land. For this purpose, Hezekiah and his Princes sent postes with letters throughout all Israel and Iudah, euen to the ten Tribes also, that were full of sinne and miserie, to admonish them to turne againe vnto the Lord their God, that hee might returne vnto them: and not to be stif-necked, but to humble themselues to serue the Lord, that his wrath might bee turned away from them. But when the messengers came, a great sort of the Israelites laught them to scorne, and mocked them: they were so inured vnto sinne, and infected with Idolatrie, that they set light by, nay vtterly contemned all the wholesome and holy exhortations of that worthy King, and his nobles.