336 Emptyaflibertyandloveù empty of Chrifi. fireth is without Chrift, he. that doth not feele Christ free- ing him, from the death of fin, as the woman of Shunettle. t Z Kin. 4.341 fon felt the Prophet freeing him from bodily death, Z flef waxing Warme and, his eyes opening freeing him from. Aa.lt 7. I the thraldome and imbondagëment of fin, as `Peter a felt. the Angell. freeing him, from his fetters an;r Herods prifon;. freeing him from the fervitude of the world, as Ifraeld if -_ cerned cMofet, freeing them from the fervitude of T£, gypt; freeing their underftandings from ignorance, as the, dun freeth the ayre from darknef`fe; freeing their wily from, perverfenelfe, their thoughts from. vanity and their a Íe$i- sons from coldneffe and deadnefie, as the fire freeth the: houfe from cold and filleth it with heat : making the whole. man free to know, beleeve,, Iove and rejoyce in God, as, the cleare eye is free to fee, the Brides heart is free to . love the Bridegroome, and the Sun free to run the race. which is fet him : Hee that is a flranger to this free-- dome, remaining a captive under the power of his lofts and the world,is farre from Chrift., an empty houfe in whom . Chrift bath no dwelling. 5.0f lore. 5. He that is. empty of the love of Chdift is without_ Chrift : He that doth not difcerne the love of Chrift, as the Bride difcernes the love of the Bridegroome : Hee that perceives not Chrift c king him. the kkifJe3 of his. month (it is the Churches expreliion in Salomons Song ) applying the doftrines of his Love, Mercy. and Peace to his confcience, making him f nfible of his love in the ufe of his Ordinances, as the Bridegroom; `makes the Bride, fnfìble.of his love in his C banquetting haute, making him j3yfuli in the Houfe of ú'Pr.yer, inabling him to pray . with confidence, returning a gracious anfwer to his holy and humble, petitions : He that perceives not the love of Chrift in the cleareand, comfortable revelation of his f - cress to his underftanding ; in his holy and fanliifieh mar- 1s,int upon his foule, inflating up the oardon and forgive- nefle of his-fa-n; in thy free. and plentiful) comae4cation of himflfe, his gifts, graces and benefits unto his heart ; in the fan5?iyips A?dfwsctning of all his tryals, in making all to b cEaa,t.4- d I(a, 56.7.
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