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An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on…An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on…
An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reverend divine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his own hand ...An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reuerend diuine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his owne hand ...
London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for John Bartlett, 1630London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for Iohn Bartlett, 1630
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Now then, if Christ, who is infinitely more excellent than the Church, have yet chosen her to be his spouse, and doth so love her; this ought to be a strong argument to move husbands to love their wives, between whom there is so little disparity.
Now then, if Christ, who is infinitely more excellent than the Church, haue yet chosen her to bee his spouse, and doth so loue her; this ought to be a strong argument to mooue husbands to loue their wiues, betweene whom there is so little disparity.
2 The 2 point is, the small benefit that Christ gets by the love of the Church: If we ask what it is? We answer, It's nothing. For neither he needeth to receive any thing of her, being already full of the abundance of all good things, neither is she able to give any thing of her own, because she receives all from him, Job 35.7. But much comfort and profit comes to a man by his wife: Yea, and that in his innocent estate, Gen. 2.18. and therefore is it said, that he who findeth a wife, findeth a good thing, Prou. 18 22.
2 The 2 point is, the small benefit that Christ gets by the loue of the Church: If we aske what it is? We answer, It's nothing. For neither hee needeth to receiue any thing of her, being already full of the abundance of all good things, neither is she able to giue any thing of her owne, because she receiues all from him, Iob 35.7. But much comfort and profit comes to a man by his wife: Yea, and that in his innocent estate, Gen. 2.18. and therefore is it said, that he who findeth a wife, findeth a good thing,