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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.
That is, till he give thee a secret assurance, till he send His Spirit from Heaven, to say to thy soul in thee, I am thy salvation, till he give thee some secret comfort, when thou hast that once, then thou hast taken out thy pardon. But till there be some calming of thy conscience, some secret answer of the Spirit, though there be a pardon contained in the Word, thou hast not taken it out; for thou takest it not out, till the Lord gives it out: and when thou once gettest this secret hint, thou hast thy pardon sued out. Now let Satan and thine enemies come, thou mayst be bold to plead thou hast thy pardon, and it shall never be taken from thee; that is the first thing, To take out thy pardon.
That is, till he give thee a secret assurance, till hee send His Spirit from Heaven, to say to thy soule in thee, I am thy salvation, till hee give thee some secret comfort, when thou hast that once, then thou hast taken out thy pardon. But till there be some calming of thy conscience, some secret answere of the Spirit, though there bee a pardon contained in the Word, thou hast not taken it out; for thou takest it not out, till the Lord gives it out: and when thou once gettest this secret hint, thou hast thy pardon sued out. Now let Satan and thine enemies come, thou mayst be bold to plead thou hast thy pardon, and it shall never bee taken from thee; that is the first thing, To take out thy pardon.
The second is, there is a condition required after taking it: there is this condition in it, you 1must be no longer rebels, you must come in, and be subjects, and serve and obey your King. I say, you must remember this, therefore thou must go to the Lord, and say, I know well there is such a condition in the pardon, I am content to enter into covenant with thee; so that that which is past may be cleared, I resolve for the time to come to serve thee, and fear thee, and obey thee; I say, if thou canst bring thy heart to this purpose and resolution, thou hast kept the condition.
The second is, there is a condition required after taking it: there is this condition in it, you