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Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…
Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...
London: printed for Peter Parker, 1674
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
First, Put off the raiment of your Captivity. If the poor Captive woman were to shave her head, and pair ber nails, and put off the raiment of her captivity, &c. (Deut. 21. 13.) before she was to be married to any one of the Tribes of Israel: how much more should you put off the old man and your sinful deeds, that are to be married to Christ? If so be the Children of Israel were to wash and sanctify themselves, and wash their clothes, when the Lord was to come down upon Mount Sinai, Exod. 19. how much more should you, when the Lord […] comes down to you? you know that ⟨p. 180⟩Children may not come at their fathers Table with unwashed hands: neither must you to eat of the dainties spread in the Gospel.
First, Put off the rayment of your Captivity. If the poor Captive woman were to shave her head, and pair ber nails, and put off the rayment of her captivity, &c. (Deut. 21. 13.) before she was to be married to any one of the Tribes of Israel: how much more should you put off the old man and your sinful deeds, that are to be married to Christ? If so be the Children of Israel were to wash and sanctifie themselves, and wash their cloaths, when the Lord was to come down upon Mount Sinai, Exod. 19. how much more should you, when the Lord 〈…〉 comes down to you? you know that ⟨p. 180⟩Children may not come at their fathers Table with unwashed hands: neither must you to eat of the dainties spread in the Gospel.
(Secondly,) You must put on the wedding garment. You will say, what is this? it is a conjugal love to Jesus Christ. And this is compared to a garment: for we are bid to put on charity, or love. And its set forth as the best part of the Christian raiment: and above all things put on Charity; for what more fits a marriage than a conjugal affection? you should bring forth your most strong and ardent affections and love to him, you should meet him with songs, and what songs? such as the Psalmist doth