The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved

3. Consider what he will do for thee, if thou art a sincere lover of him; He comes not to Court thee, and flatter thee to thy loss, but his reward is great,¹ and he brings it with him. Give me leave to tell thee some particulars thereof; If thou wilt love him, he will betroth thee to himself in dearest love; He will be thy Bridegroom, and thou shalt be his Bride; ²'Tis not all thy filthy garments, Rags, or Poverty that shall hinder, but he will be to thee the Covering of thine eyes: And a gladness of heart shalt thou be unto him. Zeph. 3.17. Thou shalt be the Joy of Christ himself, for as the Bridegroom rejoy•eth over the Bride, so shall the Lord thy God rejoice over thee. 2ly. He will dwell with thee. John 14.23, 24. Husband and Wife dwell together, and so doth the betrothed soul and Christ.³ I in them, and they in me, saith Christ; Now this is a privilege, which carries many in the womb of it,⁴ such are these: 1. Intimacy and daily familiarity, Christ and Christians,⁵ take their meals together; there is no Communion so near, as that which is between them. One spirit 1 Cor. 6.17. 2. Maintenance, and provision. ⁶He is worse than an Infidel, that provides not for his own house. ⁷All that live under the same roof with Christ, have their daily bread provided for them at his charges; and he hath said, that he will never leave them. 3. Protection, every mans house is his Castle, they are under safe Covert that dwell with Christ. 4. Counsel, guidance, and direction: This great Husband dwells with all his family according to knowledge,