Opened and Applied. unruly, !lui:>bocn w tls (till, n~ver hadH rhou, or lhalc rhou ha\<e -che Lord; Let thy fi n b~ never lo Jirde, fo clofe, as ( ir may be) !loch, ir is dearh ro- ! pray; it may b~ 'ris pri-de; or ,wl:atcver elfe it be, you mufl have your hear ts I firfl divorred from rhem, or thou canlt nor have Chrift. I I;ounhly, Take heed then t!u~ fence o! vvanr of dowry, beauty, portion in or ! from y6ur felves, _qoth nor htnd<: r you from conlenr; for the Lord requires / no fuch thi ngof you ; hence c..Matt~_2z+ All things are ready in Chrif! to receive from him, Epbe[, 5· 25. 'Tts nor for you eo make ready to bring eo htm; only come; and the Lord doth bnng hts people to fence of vilenetS, char they may do rhus, know char it is his Grace th2t makes the Lord dofe there. - ___________ , . ____ - _______ ...:_ SECT. VIII . N 0 W will you refufe , and nor let the Lord have your hearts this Fi~; fs rhereany thing in the Lord that lhoold keep thee from cqnfenting? what good is there elfe bur in him ? what want of perfeCtion there ? bis love is better than life; if there ~ any thing 111 the world that can be better to thee, or do greater things for thee, make thy march ; but who can pay thy debts? who can fetch thee our of prifon ? who can put beauty on thee ? who ever did thee good but-the Lord? therefore there is none like him ; he will cloth thee, polfefs thee, c7c. - Secondly, is there any thing in rhy felf that keeps thee from confenring ;' haft thou no need of him, or confencing rohim? youmay,icistrue, have other creatures ro adorn you; as they £;t.ei<,.x6.37,38. Butthe Lord wilt gather Jour lovers together, and give J•U blood and fMJ in his jealoufie: I mean,, whenrheLordlhallcome atthisday, to e!llbrace, comfort, glorifie orhers; _ thou lhalt not have a fmile from him; Oh men now defpife the Lord, and ,his Grace and Patience ; tell rhem of a march with the Son of God, they regard it nor, no more than a tale that is told ; well, che Lord will bring you into horrors, wherein you lhall prize and be glad of rbis, before you die, even one glimpfe of his love.· - _ <J'oft tenehras lucem rpcro. After my ficknefsVccemher 12. 1639• . CHAP> ,I '----~------------------------------------------ ,'
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