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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.
And consider well the ground of it, why it must be in every thing, ⟨p. 107⟩in thoughts and words, and why disobedience in 1the smallest commandment, as in idle words, not endeavouring to keep your hearts clean, your affections pure, doth thus put a man out of the stare of grace, and that such have not taken Christ, is because all the commandments are equally commanded, and though they fall upon differing objects and so are different, in respect of the Commanders will, and therefore by the same reason, a disobedience to the smallest, is a disobedience, as well as to the greatest. Now the threatenings are against disobedient persons, because every disobedient person casteth away the Lord, as Saul did, that is, he refuseth to have him his governor. Now he that doth so, cannot be saved: for he hath not taken Christ for his Head and Husband; Whosoever shall keep the whole Law, and yet faileth in one point, 2he is guilty of all, that is, it is a disobedience to the Commander, in what commandment soever it be, though but in one thing, thou hast refused the Law-giver, and art a rebel against him: standing out against any one thing, makes a rebel against a Prince, if he stubbornly refuse to obey in one thing, as well as in a thousand.
And consider well the ground of it, why it must bee in every thing, ⟨p. 107⟩in thoughts and words, and why disobedience in 1the smallest commandement, as in idle words, not endeavouring to keep your hearts cleane, your affections pure, doth thus put a man out of the stare of grace, and that such have not taken Christ, is because all the commandements are equally commanded, and though they fall upon differing objects and so are different, in respect of the Commanders will, and therefore by the same reason, a disobedience to the smallest, is a disobedience, as well as to the greatest. Now the threatnings are against disobedient persons, because every disobedient person casteth away the Lord, as Saul did, that is, he refuseth to have him his governour. Now he that doth so, cannot be saved: for he hath not taken Christ for his Head and Husband; Whosoever shall keepe the whole Law, and yet faileth in one point,