14 The Churches Marriage. from being a right confent , there is no free dome · in this confent, that -contraCl: that is made the– row threacning, it is but a compelled and con– ftrained confel,lt ~this isnot that which thou can£1: ground on , and yet this is a frequent thing, w·ben ~en-are in ftraits, thatthey know not whatto do; then they are willing to match with Chrift. Be– fides it may be .a man iswilling to match with Jefus Chriil: for a··time, to ferve him fora fit, for a monech or a yeere, but art thou willing to make an evelafting Covenant with him, you know that fuch a Covenant is rettuired in Marriage~ that women give up .themfelves tQ ,their husbands . -,· fo long as they live together. N0w ordinarily· when a man confiders this ferioufiy, What, ·muft I forfake my pleafure for ever ?' muftI live to Jefus Chrift, andn~ more tomy felfe ?· muft I befiow ~11 my-tim.e.uponbim, and have .no more liberty ? -hereaman makes.a ftand , be is not wil– ling to make fuch'a Covenant withhim, ·fuch an evedafl:ing·Covenant; ~herfore confider-whether thy confentbe for perp.etuity. Moreover, itf.l1:ay be thou a.rt .willing tomatch \vith bim.itl'fotne good mood, when thou art in a_goo4 fit~ but~hat may"be but i:J. flatb. There are mjlnyth~t for a fit · in forne good ·mood , when their hearts are wrought on, by famepowerfrd-1 preaqhiflgofthe w .ord ' o"r fome tranfcient alftian of P.lle· ho.ly. · Ghoft .they are williJog .to ,match with jeftt$ Chritr, bu.t this holds not. 1 Befide~ ag~ine,_ manyare.w.rlling t9 t_natchw-i·th Chrift hereafter, but they are nQt,content_to:d~~ It
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