The Churches Marriage~ 41 _ on ihc Fleece, when all the earth was drie. I fay, { ' the fame is our cafe,,whenweeheare fuch a·thing as this that we fhall be made ~eenes, that wee l11allt~atch with Chrifr, when a man is litt,le in his. owne ey~s, he wonders at it; I.fay, the Lord· willrna«e it good tothee' thou ibalt haveaword and a miracle to confirme it, for indeed beloved, it is a thing that needs amiracle, that the Sonne ofGod> the Lord J efus, ibould corrie, and match with fuch w.retches as we are.. . · Youwillfay,whereisthisword? - Yott (hall find it in Rom•1-· 5. Hejuftifteth the un– godly, I will take but that place onelr, Abraham beleerul in him thAt juftijieth the.ungodly, and hi! faith was accounted tohi'm for righteoufnejie,that is,though thou be a.n ungodly man , though thou be a Pi.. rate, a Rehell, it is no matter , ~he Lord will match with thee notwithfiandipg, and pay -all . thy debts and jufiifie thee ; indeed after thar, Hewill fanclifie thee, and change thy hearr; but yet this is thy comfort, that though at prefent thou be ungodly, yet notwithll:anding :heewill matchwith thee. Beloved, this is afureword, and ibis is our great confolation that though wee be in our bloud,.yet then the Lo'rd makes thematch: indeed afcerwards h.ee walheth and deanfet!? us, therefore fay not, Iam blacke, and therefore die Lord can have no delight in me ·? andwhatcan he fee in me, to marry with me? for ·bee will mar..: ry·with thee even then. ·Onely when he hatli mar- : ryed thee, then hewill change thy nature, he will : change the skin oftheBlacke-~oore, then he will p.ut
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