16 ·,'l·he Churches ,Marriage. \ righr, which is,when aman i~ not willing to take · the L6rd <!lone, but joynes others with him, when a manwill fo match wich Jefus Chrifl:, that he feekes other thirigs too, when he will fetke ho– nours with him , and.feeke wealth, and feeke the plea Cures ofthisworla. Now, ifthoqmat~h with Cbri!l:, know this, that thou mufl: be conteot with him alone, thou mufl: not joyne plea.fures, and Chrifl: together, thonmufi: not joy ne .cove– taufileffe, and.him together, tbOlt;muflnot feeke praif~ with men, and thinke to march with Je- , fus Chrifl:, thou muft be content to be divorceq from all other .things, and be t<? him al,Qne; and take heed, that this deceive .thee not.j \ · And Ia!l:ly confider, whether this confentthat . thou give, be a perfeCt: confent; for there is a cer– taine imperfeCt: confent that deceives tnany,when amanhath (as I mayfo fpeake) a kindofwam– bling that way, but it doth not boyle up to that full height af refolution , when a man makes fomekind ofotfet, he makes well towards it, but he cloth not fully refol~ tomatch with the Lord Je ftJs, and this is that', that excludes many from this match, that, though they have a kinde of willingneffe and vclleity, yet it doth not come toafi~ed, foiid, perempt,ory refolution. Now, you mull: know this , that wbofoever matcheth with Jefus Chrifr, mull:.be fo fully refolved, that he mull: be fhooke offagajne with nothing : this refolution when it is impeded: and by halves, when thou doubte!l: whether thou {houldeft doe it or no, th~s is a ~onfent that is not accepted, all . · , this '... "<. ' . ..
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