A26694:411
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.
(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 Ps. 45. title. A song of Loves, let your eyes be fixed upon Christ in the Gospel, till your eyes affect your heart: and while your heart is musing, the fire will be kindling; where will you bestow your love, but where the bridegroom is so lovely?
(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 rayment: 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 Ps. 45. title. A song of Loves, let your eyes be fixed upon Christ in the Gospel, till your eyes affect your heart: and while your heart is musing, the fire will be kindling; where will you bestow your love, but where the bridgroom is so lovely?
(Thirdly,) You should trim up all your Lamps, you should snuff all your lights, and trim up all your lamps, to go forth to meet him, And receive him and feed upon him when he is offered: he is held out to you on purpose, in the Gospel, for you to take and receive him. Gal. 3. 1. Foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been ardently set forth crucified among you. But you will say was Christ […] in Galatia? he was in the preaching of the word: he was crucified among them.