7'he Churches Marriage. ' \ hard, [uch l~1fiS?· ~that · have 'COmmjtrcd· fttch re– bellions a~amilhun. Yes, whofoeverthou art, I !ambold to fay tothee, (and thou mu!l:.thinke it as true, as ifChriil: ht~mfelflhould fpeak from heaven, that:if thou dofi: come in, thou fhalt be received. Oh! but is it poffible that fuch a wretchas lam maybeadvan~ed&rai(edtofuch adegreeofhonor? Yes it is mofr. P?~ble, the Lord Jefus may· have a favour to thee,tt IS our me!fage tocome and tell t·hee fo. much, 0nely thou mull: doe as the captive woman in Deut. 11. when anyhad afa... vour to awoman that was taken captive, fhc mu a: put offber old cloathes, ilie mull put on new ap– pare1I, fhce muft be wafhed and purified, and pare her naiies, and fo .(he mufi become his wife ·. fo I fay to thee, the Lord is willing to. match· ·With thee, onely thou mull: change t,hy rayment, tholt mu£1: wafh thee and pare .thy nayles, &c. Therefore beloved, Iet none in this cafe be dif– couraged, as indeed wedtte exceed1ng apt tobe;· and ready to doe in this cafe as Gideon, when the Angel! appeared to him, and told him he fh9uld doe great matters, that hee fhould judge Hrael, that bee £11ould deliver them out ot the hands of the Midianitet, what faith. Gideon j Lord ( fait.h he) ·what ·am I nnd ·.myfather?·hee it one9fthepuorefl. - in Manaj!.e-s Tribe, and I am the leafl: inmy fathers · family, and -is it poffible thatT lhould beraifed :to fuch honour? yes faith the Lord, it {hall be done, twill confirme it, thou haft my word, and .. Iwill confirme it by miracle, as you know he did· ·by-the burning ofrhc Sacrifice-, .and by the·dew· 00 --~·-
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