Sibbes - Houston-Packer Collection BX9339.S5 B6 1641

--------------------------~~----------- ll I harveeatenm.1 boney-combe,~c. 6g .jwith Chrift, becaufc our foulcsare fit tobeen- S•R M. II. larged more and more,till ~they h~ye their ful-: ndfe in heaven,and ftill there ismore Grace and Comforttobe had in Cht=ift, the morewehave ' \ to dealewith him. But to cometo £hew what is meant by Hone'~~ TP1ryGtaceu- . & k . d fi .r ~ -{et fOTJ b Ery . andWene, · c.oot to ta e uncertam groun s rom Ho~Wine. ' t,hefe words,but that whiehmaybe afoundation for us to build comfort and infiruttion on ~ we will not £hew in particularwhatis meant bywine and Honey, for that is not intendedby the HolyGhofi; but i11ew in generall,how acceptable the -' Graces of the Spirit of Chrifl: . ar~ to him, that they feed him,and delight him,ashony and wine do us,bec~ufe in the: covenant of grace he fi-lleth · us .by his Spirit QfGrace, to hav~e comfort in us as we have irrhim : For, excevtthere be 4 mutuafi ! , I )joy in one another,there is not communion•.Thcrfore i Chrift furnifheth .his Church with fo . mudi \Grace,3s is necdfary tor.a fiate,of.abfence.here, rthat may fie her for communion with him for 1ever inhe~ven.AsJfotte femRehec-kahbefore the Gen~ ~ ••u .. {marriage,jewels, and ornaments to weare, .that ifhemight be more !ov.ely when they .met: So !our bldfepSaviour he fends to his Spoafe/from \heav.en,jewels,and ornaments ; ,that is, 6races lwherewith adorned,bem~ydelight·in her more ! randmore till the marriage be fulfilled.Therfore . in this bo()ke the Church .is brought in .deligh– t-ting in Chrift, ~nrl he in the Church. Thy .love (faith the Church to him) is fweeter then wif!e. Cant. I.~. Chrift .f~ith~ to the Church againe, Thy lo'Ve / is ------~-~=-~---~------------------------- /

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