History of Presbyterianism name of the loved one cannot be found among the survivors. The voice of mercy is now in vain, for all warnings have been despised, all means have failed; servant after servant has been sent, last of all appears the heir. He is to be tried and slain. His death is already determined upon. When Jesus gives up none else need attempt. Here, then, are souls bent on destruction, and the Saviour has turned his back on them to leave them to their fate. These tears also tell us that the loss of the men of Jerusalem was very great. It was no trifle that called forth those tears. We weep not at small losses. We weep not for what may be easily re¬ paired. The Soul! The Soul! Who may tell its worth? Who may tell its sufferings? Only the Redeemer of souls knows its worth. Here he saw it sink down, down, far into hell. Had you built a palace at great cost you might weep by seeing it de¬ voured by flames. Or did you see a gallant ship go down with all on board into the yawning, seething whirlpool, you would shriek as well as weep. Oh, then will you wonder why Jesus wept at seeing Jeru¬ salem go down, deeper far than Sodom, down to the lowest depths of hell ? Thirdly. The legitimate objects for tears. For whom do you weep? You weep for the enslaved, for those who groan under bondage; you weep for the afflicted who pine in agony and toss in pain and suffering; you weep for the bereaved who have car¬ ried dear friends to their grave, and who shall see their face no more. Nor are these the only objects 218