6. I am like a pelican of the wilderness, a
mournful and even hideous object, the very image of desolation. I am like an owl of the desert; loving solitude, moping among ruins, hooting
discordantly. The two birds were commonly used as emblems of gloom and
wretchedness. Should we not also lament when the ways of Zion mourn and her
strength languishes? Were there more of this holy sorrow we should soon see the
Lord returning to build up his church. It is a terrible thing to see people
flocking like vultures to devour a decaying church, when they ought to be
lamenting among her ruins like the owl.
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