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The mystical match between Christ and his churchThe mysticall match between Christ and his church
The mystical match between Christ and his church by the late learned and reverend divine, John Preston ... The leading sermon to that treatise of his called The churches marriage.The mysticall match between Christ and his church by the late learned and reverend divine, John Preston ... The leading sermon to that treatise of his called The churches marriage.
London: printed for Francis Eaglesfield, 1648
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.
If thy heart be hard, he can take away that stony heart, 1and give thee a fleshy heart; this he hath promised: Why now what hast thou to do? even to lay fast hold on this word, as they did on the horns of the Altar, and even go and say to the Lord, Lord I will hold me here. Lord, it is thy word, thou canst not deny it, Lord, if thou wilt kill me, here I will dye, I will not let my hold go: I say, if thou do but take hold of this word, That He justifieth the ungodly, and whosoever will believe shall be saved: if thou take this hold, I assure thee, my life for thine, it is impossible, but the Lord should in the end give thee this answer, Be of good comfort, thy faith hath saved thee I deny not, but that the Lord may hold off for a while, for a time he may keep off, and give thee hard words, and say as he did to the woman of ⟨p. 45⟩Canaan, that he is not sent to such a dog as thou art; but if thou persist as she did, and keep close to this word of promise, then after thou shalt receive the same answer that she did, Thy faith hath saved thee, be of good comfort.
If thy heart be hard, he can take away that stonie heart, 1and give thee a fleshy heart; this hee hath promised: Why now what hast thou to doe? even to lay fast hold on this word, as they did on the hornes of the Altar, and even goe and say to the Lord, Lord I will hold me here. Lord, it is thy word, thou canst not deny it, Lord, if thou wilt kill mee, here I will dye, I will not let my hold goe: I say, if thou doe but take hold of this word, That He justifieth the ungodly, and whosoever will beleeve shall be saved: if thou take this hold, I assure thee, my life for thine, it is impossible, but the Lord should in the end give thee this answere, Be of good comfort, thy faith hath saved thee I deny not, but that the Lord may hold off for a while, for a time he may keepe off, and give thee hard words, and say as he did to the woman of ⟨p. 45⟩Canaan, that hee is not sent to such a dog as thou art; but if thou persist as she did, and keepe close to this word of promise, then after thou shalt receive the same answer that shee did, Thy faith hath saved thee, be of good comfort.