{ 13/MMINIOM/VII,... How Chrifl meets his Church. jrfe r ; Apatterne of obedience. Ifáac a type of Chrß. theChurch is wooed by paffors and Preachers the fer- vants ofChriff, and fobrought forwardsby his friends towards the bridegrooms. 4. She refolved to for- fake all herfriends and comforts tocome to Ifaac: fo the Church forfakesall inaffeaion and acually, being called to enjoy her head and husband Jefiis Chrifr. S. She decks her felfwith jewels and trims her felfe before fhe comes to Ifaac,but covers all with availe:f'o the Church prepares her felfeas a Bride for a Bridegroome, trimms her felfe with faith and graces as Jewells, but covers and vailesall withhumility, mode(fy,lhatne,aceneffe,as not worthy to be feene, much leffe matched to filch an huí band. 6. Inhercomming towards Ifaac,lfaac meets her : fo the Church comming towards Chriff he meets her afarreoff; 1. by his grace of eledion,a.by his mof entyre love and affeffion. 3. by moft gracious accep- tation. 4. In perfon and Incarnation. 5. In glory and power at the laffJudgement for her finali falva- tion. r. In the type and truth note a patterne by which to frame ourobedience, Phil. 2. S. Let thefame tninde bee in ma that was in them. r , To bee humbly obedient unto our father as they. 2. Having never fo difficult a Commandement. As elbraham role early to obey God ; and Ifaac as early to obey his Father; and Chriff was content early in the morning to bee profecuted todeath : fo let not us procraflinate, but haften toour duty, efpecially to our facrifices ofprayer and prayfes early in themorning. Pfd. 108. z. 3. As Abraham in offering, nor Ifaac in obeying confultednot with flefh andblood, acquaintedneither Sarah nor the fervants, nor confulted with humane wifdorne to hin- der obedience : nomoremuff we in our obedience. So PauGal.' . ¡6. profefl`ethofhimfelfe that he communi- cated not with flefh and blood after he had a calling. If flefh andblood will objeei any thing againff obedience, and
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