Some general directions for a comfortable walking with God delivered in the lecture at…Some generall directions for a comfortable walking with God deliuered in the lecture at…

3. We may take an estimate of the absolute, and infinite frankness of this unconceivable love of God to his, which reacheth from everlasting, to everlasting, by looking upon that goodly, fair, sweet, amiable creature described, Ezekiel 16. In the beginning of the Chapter, she lies most filthy and foul, tumbling in her own blood, pitied by no eye, abhorred of all; which loathsomeness should rather have begot loathing, then love: aversion and hate, then affection, and liking: yet God Himself doth there profess, out of a melting pang, and over-flowing abundance of His free grace, that, that time was unto Him the time of love: He spread his skirt over her, and covered her nakedness. In a word; after she was dressed, and adorned with Gods most skilful merciful hand, she became a most lovely thing: First, washed with water, cleansed from blood, anointed with oil; then clothed with broidered work, shod with Badgers skin, girded about with fine linen, covered with silk, decked with ornaments of silver and gold; with bracelets upon her hands, a chain on her neck, a jewel on her forehead, earrings in her ears, and a beautiful Crown upon her head; fed with fine flower, honey and oil; so that she became exceeding beautiful, and renowned through the whole World, for her perfect comeliness, even mine own comeliness, which I put upon her, saith the Lord God.

3. Wee may take an estimate of the absolute, and infinite frankenesse of this vnconceiueable loue of God to his, which reacheth from euerlasting, to euerlasting, by looking vpon that goodly, faire, sweete, amiable creature described, Ezechiel 16. In the beginning of the Chapter, shee lies most filthy and foule, tumbling in her owne blood, pittied by no eye, abhorred of all; which loathsomnesse should rather haue begot loathing, then loue: auersion and hate, then affection, and liking: yet God Himselfe doth there professe, out of a melting pang, and ouer-flowing abundance of His free grace, that, that time was vnto Him the time of loue: Hee spred his skirt ouer her, and couered her nakednesse. In a word; after she was dressed, and adorned with Gods most skilfull mercifull hand, she became a most louely thing: First, washed with water, cleansed from blood, anointed with oyle; then cloathed with broidered worke, shod with Badgers skinne, girded about with fine linnen, couered with silke, decked with ornaments of siluer and gold; with bracelets vpon her hands, a chaine on her necke, a iewell on her forehead, earerings in her eares, and a beautifull Crowne vpon her head; fedde with fine flower, honie and oyle; so that she became exceeding beautifull, and renowned through the whole World, for her perfect comelinesse, euen mine owne comelinesse, which I put vpon her, saith the Lord God.