are far from tears, that mock the mourner of ⟨Zion⟩, ye may ſigh and cloſe the Bible, and ſay ⟨alas!⟩ I never ſhed a tear for Chriſt, yon text is not ⟨for⟩ me: It may be Chriſt ſhall that day gar you ⟨weep⟩ and ſhed tears for evermore. This ſour ⟨laughing⟩ world will away; there is a day of tears ⟨coming⟩ on you, greeting and gnaſhing of teeth. And ⟨when⟩ a man gnaſheth his teeth one againſt another, ⟨he⟩ has no mind of laughing: but I would not ⟨have⟩ your mirth for a world, be doing, we will ſee ⟨who⟩ will laugh faſteſt yon day.
Uſe 2. There is an ill coming on this land: ⟨ſin⟩ is not come to a full harveſt. God's bairns, ⟨that⟩ can now mourn for their own ſins, and the ſins ⟨of⟩ the land, rejoice in heaven, there is never a ⟨greeting⟩ bairn ſeen there; God has a napkin to ⟨dight⟩ their faces. It is the laughing, rejoicing ⟨people⟩ that God deſtroys.
"He that ſat upon the throne," John ⟨heareth⟩ more of Chriſt, a ſweet ſpeech. Here three things. 1. A ſpeaker. 2. A ſpeech. 3. A direction to keep the ſpeech. Who ſpake the ſpeech is ⟨not⟩ told; whether an angel or an earthly king; ⟨for⟩ they ſit on thrones alſo; but it is he of whom it ⟨is⟩ ſaid, Rev. iv. 2. "And a throne was ſet, and ⟨one⟩ ſat on the throne." John tells not his name, ⟨but⟩ he thinketh ſo much of him, that he takes it ⟨as⟩ granted, that there is none worthy to be a king ⟨but⟩ he, and to ſit upon a throne but he. The ſaints meaſure all affections of others by their own affections; as if one aſked at John, who is he that ſits upon the throne? He would have anſwered, what need ye aſk, is there any in heaven or earth in my eſtimation worthy to be a king but He? and to take a crown upon ⟨his⟩ head but He? The ſaints ſet ay Chriſt alone, they ſet
