\ ~;8-f ·· -~~Tb;·~if,jfo)t;tbouf.md. _ ISsR.XV. Tocomjil'tt thaft thttt 4rein(hri.ft. ) 2. Firft, t hofe that are not yet inChrittnot C'OnIT . Vfo 1 • . tracted to him todraw them ; what-can prevaile 1 oat (uperemr1 h h' h. . Ch . 11 nent exce!leciesi moremen t at w IC · is. 10 rln <t Beauty and in Chrift ought. excell('ncies, greamdTe and goodne!fe. Afld to draw thoft • d d · d f 11 ' } M' ·n to him who ~tre m ee one mameen o our ea mg,t 1e 1 tnlnenor Jft drawne ry is, to lay open and unfold the unfearclrable to him. riches of Chrift, to dig up the mine, thereby to draw the affeCtions ofthofe that belong to God 1 to Chrift. That with a But it is not enough toknow that there are ex– fight of c ~r;fls cellencies inChrifi: to drawus to him; bur, there e;;ftlienfee' :~~ 'muft be ~fight ofour mifiry, wha: hegge~s we are, owne dEbt, beg-' andhow mdebted•.Before we arem Chnfi: we are g,ery and mi(ey not our owne, the Devilllayes claime to us that t fJ draw ~unto • d I 1 . . ch1'ifi. ' we are h1s, ·eath ayes c :umeto us. we are unde r finne, we€annot fatisfie oneofa thoufand;there– fore this inforeets to makeout to joine withhim that can difcharge all our debt~ , anfwer all our fu~ts, :md non~fuit Satan in rhe Court of Heaven . When or.cewe ~re married to the Lord of Her.– venand earth, all is ours:We have a large Cl-a r- [ Cor ;,u. ter, f..../1U thinzs areyours, and you are chrijls, and chri{i uGods. !J.!!/fl. Why dYC a// things Ottrs f Anjw. Becau{ewearemarried to Chrift who is Lord That fcei ng :ve of all. It is the end ofour callino to fue for a en.l oj our mift· • . h · d b r. 1 -ry i6 to woe 114· rnaruage between C nfi: an every rou e, we to .come unrol are the friends of the Bride to bring the Church ~~ri~ 'notw~:e, to him, and the friends ofth~ Church to brir.g ~ifcouraged to Chrifi to them. It i§ the end of our Miniltery to · come unro him. bring the foule andChrift together ; arid·let no debts~ ' ..
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