-- · this V'lhile the~e is an errour on thy part, this is j the fecond thing to be con!iderea, as thou rnufr confider whether thou beleevefr the confent of Jefus Chrifi, fo I fay in the fecond place, if thou wouldeft 1 know whether there be a match be:· tweene Jefus Chrifi: and thee, confider what thy / .mvne confent is,and take heed thou be ·not decei– ·ved in it. 11 Thirdly, to 'know whether ·there be a march 3 betweene the Lord and thee, confider whether ·there be an union made -betweene you andhim: now,~ thisunionwith .Cbri!l:, it is not meerelya relative union, fuch as is betweene husbands·and wives, but befides this , there is a reall union, when Chrifl: fends his S.pirit into the heart· therefore' thou m·un confider, whether thouhav~ the Spirit of thy Husban4 dwelling in thee or no, for except thou ha.ve th\! holy 'Ghoft to dwell in thy heart, it is impoffible that there fhould be any match, for there will be &tlwayes·jarres and diffentions betweene you , when thou haft the fame Spirit, then there is the fame will, the fame ·defires, you love and bate the fame things; rherefore in confidering, whether there be amarch or no, this is a great thing' it will not deceive you, confider whether thou have the Spirit of thy husband.~ find that the Apoil:Ie in all his Epi– files, he takes thisas the fu re argument to per– fwa~e himfe~feand others, that they were graf– ted mto Chnft ~ that they had received the ear. ·neil: ofthe Spirit, I need not name to you parci~ cu!ar places, they are fo exceeding frequent. If · t .. - Bb ,fJny, -
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