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those ancient cities by whose fate they were once more advertised of their own danger . If they were not absolutely so depraved in conduct , they were comparatively more alien from God , for their advantages had been greater . They were condemned for their iniquities considered with relation to their advantages ; for their neglect of the means oi ^ iin . ess .- ^^ gressions ; for want of moral rather than intellectual belief in the
Saviour of mankind ; not for . want of admiration at his miracles , or willingness to receive the temporal benefits which they conferred ; but because they neglected to see , or refused to acknowledge , the connexion between those miracles , and the purity , humility , benevolence , and devotion which Christ came to establish in the earth . They wo ' uld not repent . The predicted woes came upon them in the devastation t ) f their country under Vespasian and Titus . The same pride and selfcomplacency which prevented them from receiving Jesus of Nazareth , as a Divine teacher , in the inward recesses of their
hearts , caused them to join their fellow-countrymen in the vain attempt to shake off the Roman yoke ; prevented therrf from calculating justly whether , with their small forces , they were able to meet , the overwhelming power of the Roman armies ; whether , with such immense disparity of numbers , their ardour for liberty wassufficiehrtb opposef the coliMence inspired among the legions of the enemy by multip jfec ^ victories ; whether Iheir reckless and insulated daring could cope with the other ' s unitedness and wellexercised discipline . Throughout the nation , though there were ( perhaps numerous ) exceptions , this last war , which ended in so fearful a desolation , was a war of fanaticism and blind peission , met by cool , strong , and unflinching determination on the part of
their conquerors . Desperate and noble deeds oTvalour ' were , in innumerable instances , performed ; but also deeds of cruelty , treachery , and infamy , as desperate , and as base in their contrast . The untameable ferocity and obstinacy of their spirit drew down upon them the most savage revenge on the part of their enraged opponents ; so that they were thrust through and through from
every side . There is scarcely at \ example in history of a virtuous and united nation being conquered , so defended as was the land of Israel , with such valour , such perseverance , such self-devotion , such contempt for the bitterest hardships and miseries of war . They were the ; victirxisof tKeiF own vicesand "Internal" discords ; The complete fulfilment of our Lord ' s declaration concerning Chorazin , Bethsaida , and Capernaum cannot be doubted by any one at all acquainted with the history of that age . They filled up the meagre , of their iniquity , and the day of the Lord came upon
them as a whirlwind . ^ Part HI . The expression , ' It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon
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S DECLARATION OP JUDGMENT . 363
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 1, 1833, page 363, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2627/page/11/
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