Jeremiah 11

And thus Christ did glorify his Father, He went about doing good (Acts 10:38). By being fruitful we are fair in God's eyes (Jeremiah 11:16): The Lord called your name a green olive-tree, fair and of goodly fruit. And we must bear much fruit, it is muchness of fruit that glorifie…

But sinners are content to be under the command of sin, they are willing to be slaves, they love their chains, they will not take their freedom: They glory in their shame (Philippians 3:19). They wear their sins, not as their fetters, but their ornaments: They rejoice in iniquit…

The sixth Argument which the Synod here useth, is, Because the Parents in question are personal, immediate, and yet-continuing Members of the Church. 1. That they are personal Members, or Members in their own persons, they say appears, 1. Because they are personally holy (1 Cori…

We know that every transgression, or falling short of duty required in the Covenant, is not accounted in Scripture an absolute breach of the Covenant (or a forsaking and rejecting thereof) such as for which God gives to persons or people a bill of divorce. Do but compare these p…

And whereas the Lord's prayer is a perfect platform of prayer, temporal blessing must have some place there, unless we will ascribe the having and enjoying of them to our own industry, as though they were no gifts of God: which to think were great impiety. By bread then we must…

If God sees that Sanctuary-blessings bear but a low price, he will remove the Market. 7. Perjury. Jer. 11. 10. The house of Israel, and the house of Iudah have broken my Covenant; therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to…

From this the use of the word was first transferred to signify some part of the city. The same thing was done at Jerusalem as at Athens: Jeremiah 11:13, "For according to the number of your cities are your gods, O Judah! and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem yo…

But there is shame formally in sin; and that: 1. Which we call thinking of shame or being ashamed actively; 2. In bearing of shame passively. In the former consideration; because sin is a shameful thing in itself (Jeremiah 11:13): "You set up altars to that shameful thing, even…

And now what course is to be taken for preventing these horrid designs? Alas, we have no other remedy, but the ancient Christians' weapons, prayers and tears; these may break their nets, and blunt their weapons; good Jeremiah knew not that they had devised devices against him, b…

Doubtless none of them would once show themselves so impudent, as in plain terms to desire they might be seduced; or to say, that they would resist the truth: for in outward profession, they made the world believe they sought to promote the same with all diligence, as all our ad…

But what if the Jews were moved with the calamity when it came, should cry, and be importunate with the Lord, would not their tears move him? No, says he: (Jeremiah 11:14): Therefore pray not for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in…

How many ways did he take to testify his displeasure against them? Hence that (Jeremiah 11:15), What has my beloved to do in my house, seeing she has wrought lewdness with many, if men in covenant with God, will live in sin, he will not bear it, yes the very Covenant threatening…

Fruitfulness adorns a Christian; the fruit adorns the tree; a fruit-bearing Christian is an ornament to religion. The more fruitful the branch, the more fair to look on (Jeremiah 11:16): the Lord called your name a green olive tree, fair and of goodly fruit. A dead tree, as it i…

The Scripture is called the Book of the Covenant (Exodus 24:7; 2 Kings 23:4; 2 Chronicles 34:30, 21). The question is easily determined — it can be the Book of no Covenant, but of that made with Abraham, the oath to Jacob (1 Chronicles 16:16, 17; Psalm 105:9; Jeremiah 11:5; Dani…

1. How far are they from Repentance, who instead of hating sin, love sin. To the godly sin is as a thorn in the eye; to the wicked it is as a crown on the head, (Jeremiah 11:15). When you do evil, then you rejoycest.

8. When we grow more fruitful in Grace. A Christian should be like the Olive tree, fair and of goodly fruit, Jeremiah 11:16. There is a tree in the Isle of Pomona which hath its fruit folded and wrapped up in the leaves of it.

Psalm 119:21: "You have rebuked the proud, that are accursed." Jeremiah 11:3: Cursed be the man that obeys not the words of this covenant. Ibid. chapter 17:5: Cursed, be the man, that trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm.

Romans 10:18: 'Their sound went into all the earth, and their words to the end of the world.' Jeremiah 11:6: 'Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear the words of this covenant, and do them.' So also Jeremiah 19:2 and 7:2.

Q. 7. What are the chief attributes of his being? A. (a) Eternity, (b) infiniteness, (c) simplicity, or purity, (d) all-sufficiency, (e) perfectness, (f) immutability, (g) life, (h) will, and (i) understanding. (a) Deuteronomy 33:37; Psalm 93:2; Isaiah 57:15; Revelation 1:11. (b…

Q. 7. What are the chief attributes of his being? A. (a) Eternity, (b) infiniteness, (c) simplicity, or purity, (d) all-sufficiency, (e) perfectness, (f) immutability, (g) life, (h) will, and (i) understanding. (a) Deuteronomy 33:37, Psalm 93:2, Isaiah 57:15, Revelation 1:11. (b…