3 s ' The [hu~ches l11Arriage. bath refolved on the match, it is a·g~eathelpe to make him themore willing.When a man-ora wo– man bath refolved on t~is match, and withall con~ ,- Gdered thefe and thefe additions, I fay they adde they helpe well to his refolution:, fo that when re;· fpe& to his per[on, h'ath once f et!the compaffe, thefc conGderations ' of punilhment and reward they are good to fill the fayls and to carry the fhip along,aud todriveitto the:haven, allthough fiii the.. principall motive bee a meere refpe& unto his perfon. Ir fay that ufe, thefe have, to bring us to look to Chrift. Butwhen once.they have brought us to the knowledge of Chrifi:, to be ac– quafnted inwatdly with.him, now the heart ofeve; ryman is to be content with him ·alone, though there be nothing beiide,and"indeed it is that w.bich makes the match, onely thefe helpes are good ad.. ditions, thefe drawus oa to make our confent and · choyte, and willingneffe'the more full, and per– fed: but this but by theway,onely toanfwer that, - obje&ion. . Now to come· to the maine impediments that· hinder men from Chrifi, it is worth all our confi1 derat'~s, to fee wh1lt it is that keepes men off,· whiclr rs not- onely profitable to bring tl1em in, that are yet firangers, but 'ttlfo to confirme.rhofe· that are already entred ~into- •covenant with the . L'ord Iefits,andyou lhall find one of thefe .three things keepe menoff~ . Some thereare that nc~r heard ofthe Lorcl le– fits, fome there are that heare offuch an offer but , cannot beleeve.it, fomeAgainethat doebelee\'eit,· . __ t ___...,._ yet J
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