It is said, ver. 11. There shall be a great mourning in Jerusalem, and ver. 12. and the Land shall mourne, every Family apart, &c. whereby is intimated a distinction of the mourning in respect of place: and as they did mourne at Jerusalem publikely, so we may easily conceive that these who had resorted at these publick Feasts unto Jerusalem, did likewise mourne apart after their returning, and were not contented with one dayes mourning (all facts that are credible are not written;) And there∣fore this Prophecie doth concerne the Jewes (but not onely; seeing even the Gentiles may be said to have pierced his sides by their sinnes merito∣riously, and to looke on him by faith, and mourne for their guiltinesse, &c.) and chiefly the persons that crucified their Saviour: So doubtlesse it is great impudence to affirme, that the same Prophet chap. 14. 5. and 9. ver. saith Christ shall descend unto the Jewes to restore their King∣dome, for there is not one word of restoring, nor of the Jewes Kingdome in these two verses.
As in the preceding answer you have applied the accomplish∣ment of Zech. words, ch. 12. ver. 10. to the Jewes converted by St. Peters first Sermon: so in this you endeavour to parallel their mour∣ning, with the great and solemne mourning so largely exprest in the following verses of the same Prophecie. For it is said ver. the 11. There shall be a great mourning in Jerusalem, &c. and ver. 12. The Land shall mourne, everie Familie apart, &c. [whereby is intimated (say you) a distinction of the mourning in respect of place: and as they did mourne at Jerusalem publickly, so wee may easily conceive, that these who had resorted at these publick Feasts unto Jerusalem did like∣wise