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Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulness of sin. The life…Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulnesse of sinne. The life…
Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulness of sin. The life of Christ. Being the substance of several sermons preached at Lincolns Inn: by Edward Reynolds, preacher to that honourable society, and late fellow of Merton College in Oxford.Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulnesse of sinne. The life of Christ. Being the substance of severall sermons preached at Lincolns Inne: by Edward Reynoldes, preacher to that honourable society, and late fellow of Merton Colledge in Oxford.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Robert Bostocke, 1631
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The consequents and intendments of marriage are two, Convictus & Proles. First mutual society; Christ and a Christian must live together, have intimate, and dear acquaintance with each other; the spirit of a Christian must solace it self in the arms and embracements, in the riches and loveliness of Christ; in his absence and removes long after Him; in His presence and returns delight in Him, and entertain Him with such pure affections, ⟨p. 468⟩and Heavenly desires, as may make him take pleasure in His Beauty. Secondly, there must be a fruitfulness in us, we must bring forth unto God. Christ will not have a barren Spouse: every one that loveth Him, keepeth His Commandments.
The consequents and intendments of marriage are two, Convictus & Proles. First mutuall societie; Christ and a Christian must live together, have intimate, and deare acquaintance with each other; the spirit of a Christian must solace it selfe in the armes and embracements, in the riches and lovelinesse of Christ; in his absence and removes long after Him; in His presence and returnes delight in Him, and entertaine Him with such pure affections, ⟨p. 468⟩and Heavenly desires, as may make him take pleasure in His Beautie. Secondly, there must be a fruitfulnesse in us, we must bring forth unto God. Christ will not have a barren Spouse: every one that loveth Him, keepeth His Commandements.
Now then in one word to unfold the more distinct quality of this our union to Christ, we may consider a hthreefold unity. Of Persons in one nature; of natures in one Person; of natures and Persons in one quality. In the first is one God. In the second, is one Christ. In the third, is one Church. Our union unto Christ is the last of these, whereby He and we are all spiritually united to the making up of one mystical Body. The i