84 Nojournyingfor Ifrael till Pfal.sE.g: goodneß, ofhis upright walking, but let Chrift be aU thefe in' the Church : 'There let all the Weakneffe and Womanifh nefe ofman come upon ,him, and let him be covered with shame in theprefence of this Bridgroom ; for tis a {hum for a woman to fpeak in the Church ; let not her thew fomuch pride, but let ber askhcrHufbtd at home, let him have all the glory. Let not the Bride fpeak any thing of ber riches, . ofher beauty in the prefence ofher Lor d ; but to fee her (elfe rich in his riches, andglorious in his glory, &wife in his wife dom : let her not meddle herein without her treadbe covered, fo that fhe fees the hath nothing ofglory,nothingpraifeworthy, nothing beautifulinher; but that ker headbe perfe&ly cover- edwith the righteoufnefs,ricbes,and glory of JefusChrift. All the men in the world, be they of what parts', learning, firength, or excellencie can be named, are but WOMEN in this refpe&, and are to cover their heads in the prefence of Chrifk, in the Church ofChriff : In thy Temple every onefpeakof thy glory, faith David : If a Woman offer to fpeak in the Church, this isbut Yreak,neffe, this is but p,ame and confufion offace : in the CHURCH, whats that think you ? with- out queftion the meaningof theApoftle isnot to be taken Litterally ofa material Church ; nor tis not meant ofa Con- gregationofmen or women a¡lembled, or congregated toge- ther (as the wifeft of men take it) for this in the Scripture fenfe is not called A CHU R CH; much leffe in a low andvulgar acceptation, ofa meeting place built ofbricks or wood, or (tone But the CHURCH is the Temple of God, the Houle ofGod,,the Body of Chrift in which the Lord difcovers his Riches, Glory, Wifdome, Bounty, and the Treafures ofWifdome andknowledge, and his everlafting pow- er andgoodnefì to the foules ofBeleevers : and in this Church where the Lord is prefent, let not weakneffe difcover its pride, infolency, or vain-boating ; for, this is the Church, and this is the Woman that ought not to flpeak there. Now thisfire of thefanauary, is that which difcovers all this Weakneffe, Darkneffe, and Blindneffe in the foul; when this light ofGodappears, then allIhadows vanifh, then all coverings are removed, and all things in and of Man, ap- pear
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