r ~s-~--- ---·· His-h~~dt~~ pn~g~ld~---. - -., IS B R,XV i. golden Candle!l:ickes.Everythi~g in tht! TaberSimilc. nacle was gold, even ro the fnuffers, to lhew that in the Church every'rhing is exceiienr. TheTa. berhaclewas gol5! moft of it, though it was eo~ ~ vered with Badgers~skins. The Church indeed hathapoore covering, as of Badgers skins, not l guilded as hypocrites, but.it is precious within. Againe, Chrifr as he is gold, fo he is fi r1e gold, wholegold,he hath not only thecrown on him, but his head is gold it felfe. Other Kings their crownes <!re of gold, but their heads are not fo; but there is fuchaprecious treJ fure ofwifedome inhim thnt his head is gold ·: fo let the Church and every Chrillian labour not to be guilt but gold,to be throughly _good;; to have the inlide~H good_as the ourlide,the hea.rt as good as rhe ~on- . verfarion)the Church is glorious witbin,Pfo,45. Beloved,Ts Chrill: an excellentgolden head.,and ' fhall ·hehave a b_afe body'! Is he fie to be united to a gold~n head that is a eom11100 drunl~<-ud,a fwearer,that is a heaft in his lifearid converfati– on, is thi~ fumble~· 3~ Againe, Is our head fo g.olden:,and whatfoever To k_no'/16 that · excellency we have, is it from our head ~ thereu ·allourexceUen -\ fore as the Church in the Revel,ztion let us cafr cies c~me ftom h. 1: . ' - agoldenhear/. all our crownes at ts 1eet. H_ave we crownes o lteY•·t--to. gold, any thing that is excellent -within, any grace,any comfort,let us lay it downeat his feet, for all is from_ him. NaturaH m~nhave golden– Imagesof theirowne,Ifr4ell wouldhavegolden calves, Ne6uth11d~;~ezz"r f~ts up agolden Imagt>; . ~ndall mull: wor..thip'it : fo in the decliPing times of3
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