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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
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Lastly, we must be subject to, his providence, and all the passages of it. Look what variety of 1conditions, of sickness and health, good report and ill report thou goest through. God requires that all thy affections should be subject without murmuring; if he will have thee lye under an ill report without cause a long time, it is his providence, ⟨p. 85⟩submit; and whereas men will say, if I were thus or thus in such a condition first, then I would be content; what is this, but to make his will Regulam regulatam?
Lastly, wee must be subject to, his providence, and all the passages of it. Looke what variety of 1conditions, of sickenesse and health, good report and ill report thou goest through. God requires that all thy affections should be subject without murmuring; if he will have thee lye under an ill report without cause a long time, it is his providence, ⟨p. 85⟩submit; and wereas men will say, if I were thus or thus in such a condition first, then I would be content; what is this, but to make his will Regulam regulatam?
- 13. His providence.
The third thing are motives to be subject.
From the nature of subjection; which is as it 1