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He made her fair, whom he found foul, that ^fhe might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. She must be pulchra, or not sponsa, to him that is higher then the heavens, and holier then the Angels. His Spouse must be no blowse: She is adorned by him, let him be adorned by her.

He made her faire, whom hee found foule, that ^fhee might present it to himselfe a glorious church, not hauing spot or wrinckle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. Shee must bee pulchra, or not sponsa, to him that is higher then the heauens, and holier then the Angels. His Spouse must be no blowse: Shee is adorned by him, let him be adorned by her.

1. fEphes. 5.27

The useful benefit of this Observation teacheth us, to make way through our own natural wretchedness, to the admiration of our Saviours gracious goodness. He loved us tantillos & tales, paruos & pravos, so small in deserts, so vile in defects; without any precedent congruity, or subsequent cond•gnity, in nobis, quod à nobis, in our selves, that was or is of our selves: For all the beauty of S•ons daughter, is derived from Gods Son. ^gThy renown went forth among the Heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, sayeth the Lord God. God said once to Jerusalem, ^hThy birth and thy Nativity is of the land of Canaan, Thy Father was an Amorite, and thy mother as i Justite. None eye pitied thee, but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the loathing of thy person. But when