412 . Jam m~ Belo'Veds. . . ·-~I S B R.XIX. Then~ 1s a muruall mtercourfe and vtctfiitude i of claiming imer~tl: betwixt .Ch~ill: and his j Church, I am Chriftsjandclnjltsmme, I am my : 0/Jferv. Beloveds,andmy Belovedis mine. _ 1 From the depend ; nce andorder ofth<:! words, ; con'lming in after a ddertion for a while, oh· : ferve, ' That Ckrifl willnot!Je longftom his c httrch. The1p1rituall defertions t forfakings as we ufe i tocall them) bowfoever they be very irkefome i to the Church (that loves communion with ·i why cbrift Chri~) and to~ loving foule, to be deprivea of , cannot be lonf? the fence of het beloved ; yet OOtWithfbnding 4 bfrnt from hu they ar~ but fhort, Chrifi: wdl notbe long from ·Chur,b. his Church, his love, and her defire will not let · \ I \ l him,theyoffer violence:whyan thouabfem(fay . they) why art thon fo farre off, and hidell: thy fe]fe <: Joferh may conceale himfelfe for a fpacr, but be will have mllch adoe fo to hold lpng, to be :O:raightened to his br~thren , pafiion will breake out. So Cbrill: may feeme hard to be intreared,and to crolfe his owne f\veet difpofition, as to the womanot CttiMan, but he·will not long . keep at th isd ill~ nce, he is foone overcome, 0 woman great is thy Faith~ have ~hat thotl wilr, when f11e £hove with him a little (as Faith is a {hiving grace)fee how fhe didwin upon him.So tl)e '-..Angel!and /dctJh may {hivefor a while, but ,Jacob at the length proves Ifr~tel, he prevailes I with God. Soit'is with the Chrillian fouleand I ' ,. . . IChrHt; howfoever there bedefenion (forcaufes 1 beforementioned) becaufethe Church was.neg. { l l1gent_ ------------~-------------------
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