38: { He is altogether lo-ve!J,. __ SE tt.XV1I BJbe that was in her wornbe to fpring. Such comfort there is · in the· prefence of Chrift (though he be but in the wombe) as it made John to fpt·ing. What then fhall be pis pr~fence in H·: aven, how would ic make the heart fpring there thioke you ~ For chat which is mort love– ly in Chrift is to come. Therefore the Saints that have any degrea of grace in the New Te– fiament, they are fet out by this defcription, they were fuch as loved th~ appearing of our Lord Iefus Chrift : how can it be otherwife if they love Chrilt, they love the appearing of Chrift, wherein we {hall be made lovely, as he is lovely. That ~u~ many Here we are not altogether lovely' for we infinmmr and! have many dregs offinne, many infirmities and ftnrfh~ulJ makei . . ur tong for that ftames, Jhall we not thendeft re that tttne wheretime~hereinwe in as ·he is altogether lovely, fo flull wee be ~ ~~::~~~:/:cge- made a fie Spoufe for fo glorious a husband~ I To try ot1; afTo conclude this point, let us try our affe- . ·J fdlionr by the Ctions by the Churches affetlions in this place, ! chur,hesafCl 'ftb r I l rr, _Jd lionr. wh~t~er . 1r1 e_1o .ove yco u~or~ot,T1a.;o. - 3. lC lS Ulld there IS no beauty In h1m' when \ we {ball lee him, ~nd he was defpifed of men, -J hee was fo in regard of his cro!fe, and. fuffe- \ ririgs ro the ey~ of the world~ and of carnall l j men. Herod [corned him when Piltat fent him to him, made no body of him (as· the word in the Originall is) they looked upon the out– fi de of Chrift in the ·tkfh when he was aba– fed. There wa no forme nor heauty in him (faith the Holy-Ghofr) that is to rhe fight ofcarnall · · men;l
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