41. 'The Churches Marriage. put a new beauty on thee, this is thy comfqrt, that there is this difference, betweene the 'mar– riage of 9hrift, and the marriage among1 men, when wee come to match, ·wee muft find beau,ty, firft, fom~ amiable thing in the party; but the Lord lookes on us; when wee are the moft loath– feme creatures in tbe 4 world, and then be makes the match, and after bee puts that beauty on us, that may caufehim to delight in us. You will fay, here is the word, but where is the miracle to confirme this ? . I anfwer, this very WGid bath a miracle going along with it, and you iliall fee them put toge.· ther inMatth.4.23. where you lhall (eetheLord J efus when bee came to his owne, to make a ten– aer of himfelfe, in what manner he comes , faith the Text , bee went 'bout preaching the Gof-, pell of the Kingdome, that is, to tell men this .good newes, that ifthey would match with him, t.hey lhould have a Kingdome:. here is the word, and fee tbe miracle followe~ , bee went about preaching 'the Go(pell of the Kingdome, and healing (Jcknejie~, and di(eafeJ, there is the miracle•, that feeing it would be a wondrous ~hing that the Lord fbouid match with dull: and alhes, that hee fhould .bell:ow himfelfe thus freely on us, faith the Lord, if you will not beleeve me for the words fake, yet for the miracles fake, you fee what I doe) I that preach this. , But you will fay, thefe miracles were wrought -long agoe, ifthey were done now,it were another thing. - · Beloved,
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