Cosnfortarbte l'referUatimeraptiñßdellaeration. 401 was aiwaies more readie to grant then they to intreat, and to grant more then ,they euer defired. Now weemull not thinke that our Sauiour is altred innature, orthat (as it is vfuall among( men) honours haue changed manners, for he is God immutable in goodnes,andwith9ut change orfhadoro of change, as it is Iames i . i y. and therefore wee may affureour Iimcs L. I 7, felues ifwee turne from our firmes by true repentance, and come untohim by aliuely faith,we (hall be receiued tograce and mercie,andreceiue the pardon of our Pinnesbe theyne- ater fo hainous and innumerable. La(ilie the vnion and communion which is betweene 430.IOo Chrifiand'all thefaithfull,may giuevnto them full affurance 7teafans ofthepardon and remiilion ofall their finnes ; for firfi they dravvnefram are coupledvntohim in fpirituall matrimonie, and hee be- our comm uni - comtneth theSridearoine,they the fpoufe, he the husband, on z-vitb they the wife; nowweknow that in law therewill noaólion Chrijt, ofdebt lie aàainil the wife, whilefl the husband liueth, be- ratite flue is under couert barre, and therefore her husband who hath taken vpon him to maintaine and defend her, mull anfwere and followall her fuites,andhis goodsare lia- able for thepayingofher debts. And thus it is allo betweene Clrifi the husband and the Church his fpoufe being marri- edvntoher, he hath taken her vnder his charge and prote- &ion,and hath vndertaken to aufnere all laites, and to fatif- fie all her debts, nay, he bathdifcharged them alreadie, and therefore wee neede not to f care any a6lion which Satan, the Law,or Gods it'll-icemay lay againüvs, for our husband Iefus Chrifl bath taken vpon him to follow all our fuites, and tofatisfie all ourdebts; fo that ifeither the Law, Gods iuflice, or our enemie Satan doe commenceany fuits againfl vs,we are not now to take vpon vs the anfnering of them incur ownc perlons, but wee are to fend them to our huf- band Iefus Chritl, who hath taken our califes in handand will glue vnto them a fufficient anfwere. Secondlie, the faithfull are vnited vnto Chrifl in a morerhe faithfäa neerevnion, for bee is their headand they his members, as th11fl3 mum- appearetb, Ephef.5: 3.30.-'hee is the truc vine, and wee the Eeph.1.2 a. branches, as hi:lifelfefpeaketh, John i s i hee is thefruifull ¡ohm S seo Oliue
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