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New Englands True Interest; NOT TO LIE.
For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour.
IN this Chapter (to give you onely a very short view of the Context) you may take notice of these three parts.
1. An Interlocution or Dialogue between Christ and his Church, contained in the first six Verses. The un∣expected appearance of the Lord Jesus Christ, in his glorious works of Vengeance upon his peoples enemies, and of Salva∣tion to his Church, it draws forth the Churches earnest En∣quiries; and these her Enquiries they draw forth Christs distinct Answers, even as it is promised Jer. 33. 3. Call upon me and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things which thou knewest not. Christ loves to be questioned with concerning his great works of Providence, because he desires to be known unto his people in them; and to acquaint them with the great designs he hath in hand, as here he is graciously pleased to do.
2. An Acknowledgement of Praise from the Church, in the recounting, and calling to minde of eminent passages of former mercy and kindness extended to her, from ver. 7. to v••r. 15.
3. The Churches earnest Prayer and pleading with God hereupon, from v. 15. to the end: Look down from heaven, &c.
The Verse read, comes under the second of these Heads. Christ having declared, not only his Person, but also his present design and work to be the wonderful destruction of his and his peoples enemies, and the salvation of his Redeemed ones; The Church is presently striking upon the same string of Mercy, and that her faith and hope might be further confirmed, and her heart enlarged, she presently ecchoes unto Christ, by telling over the former stories of his loving kindness, ver. 7. I will men∣tion