I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.
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God's people had been the dearly-beloved of his soul, precious in his sight, but they acted so, that he gave them up to their enemies. Many professing churches become like speckled birds, presenting a mixture of religion and the world, with its vain fashions, pursuits, and pollutions.