I 8 I ' .. Cfhe [hurche.s Marriage. \ thee;yet there-is the general! that inclu.des the par– t.icu1ar,as we find the fubfiance of th1s generall, .All thM receive him [hall bee faved; then fayes the I Soule, butI am ·one that am co:1tained under this · \gcnerall, this generall .fpeakes to me as well, and that as furely and as certain~Jy. as ifa Meifenger were fent frornheaven.toaffiue me that the Son is . willing to matchf.\-vith me, for thou .muft lookt what)ground ..thy faith bath had, whether thou diJtt find·!itch a wordas this, _and wberher thou cantl:apply itto thy felf~ and haft .laid hold up, on ir, and by rdHngon it, hafr put thy feale to it, that God is true in fuch a fpeech as this : For,you mull: know. my beloved, that. Faith Illl:lfi:. have a word, that ,is the proper objeC:Lof Faith, for. if Faithhad nothing elfe for its obje6t but a perfwa– fion, or £mcy ofour owne,- faith were but aweak t-h·ing,: for· it would,-alter-according to the obje&i andgr0und uponwhich it-is pitched: now a mans owne opinion it is changeable, and mutable, but. therforewearefaid to be rooted andgroun.dedinfiZith becaule it hathafure foundation, there is a rocke for faith to:be built, on, which tbe gates of Hell cannot prevaile againfl: ho.v the rock upon which faith is built, it is the word of God, fu that that: · faitb,-wherby thou bdeeve£1: thou art juftified,that · thou ar-t grafted into·Chtill:~ that thou art match· ed wrth him,that he is become thy Husband, I fay even that ·faithofthine muft havea w.ord oLGod tG> be grounded upon, thou mufr·,find fomething •· intheWord that mull: tcfiifie to thee that Chrifi: is-. w.illingtOmatchw;ith thee, Jar you,know .there is flQ, )
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