Matthew 23:21

And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

Ver. 21. And by him that dwelleth therein] By his grace in his ordinances, yea, by his glory, which sometimes filled the temple. This temple at Jerusalem, together with that of Diana at Ephesus (which was also built of cedar, in an apish imitation of God's temple, as Vitruvius and others witness) were destroyed much about one and the same time: "Believe me," saith Christ, "the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father," John 4:21. Demosthenes saith, "That man's heart is God's best temple, where he dwells with delight, so it be beautified with modesty, piety, justice," &c. "And this is the end of our creation," saith another, "that man should be the temple of God, and God the altar of man."