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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.
but you see in due season, he having not sued out his pardon, the arrest came upon him, and Solomon slew him. And such was the case of the sin of Shimei that he committed against David, it lay a sleep for a time. Such was the case of Josephs brethren, in that they did against Joseph, many years together it lay quiet, when it awakened, they saw what it was with anguish. Therefore consider what a sleeping sin is, the forgetfulness of which maketh men secure. Men commit sins, and they are in health, ⟨p. 55⟩and forget them, and so not considering their debts, they regard not this match, and go not about it.
but you see in due season, he having not sued out his pardon, the arrest came upon him, and Solomon slew him. And such was the case of the sin of Shemei that he committed against David, it lay a sleepe for a time. Such was the case of Iosephs brethren, in that they did against Ioseph, many yeares together it lay quiet, when it awakened, they saw what it was with anguish. Therefore consider what a sleeping sinne is, the forgetfulnesse of which maketh men secure. Men commit sins, and they are in health, ⟨p. 55⟩and forget them, and so not considering their debts, they regard not this match, and goe not about it.
There is another part of security, wherewith men are involved, and that is, they think they 1have matched already with Jesus Christ, they think they are in an estate good enough, and to come now to make a change of it, they think strict preciseness, and more then needs.
There is another part of security, wherewith men are involved, and that is, they thinke they 1have matched already with Iesus Christ, they thinke they are in an estate good enough, and to come now to make a change of it, they think strict precisenesse, and more then needs.