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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 which sets the price on this privilege; is the need which we have of it, none being able to guide himself. The principle of guidance is resident in the head, and is communicated to the members but upon occasion. As it is thus in the natural body, so that faculty of directing us is in Christ, and is communicated to us but upon occasion, as we need it: hence every man walketh so wisely upon every occasion as God vvill guide and direct him to do, in such a time, and ⟨p. 123⟩in such circumstances; therefore wise men, we see are sometimes infatuated, take a foolish course, that a stander by, who is far inferior to them, sees plainly this to be an unwise course, this the Lord doth, that they may know, the Lord is only wise, as 1 Tim. 1. Which consider, and it will be 1a great help to make us prize this privilege. Where is any man but is too well conceited of his own wisdom? but to think God is only wise, and that himself hath not a beam, nor a spark of wisdom, it is hard to persuade a man of this, but it is evident the Lord is only wise.
That which sets the price on this priviledge; is the need which we have of it, none being able to guide himselfe. The principle of guidance is resident in the head, and is communicated to the members but upon occasion. As it is thus in the naturall body, so that faculty of directing us is in Christ, and is communicated to us but upon occasion, as wee need it: hence every man vvalketh so vvisely upon every occasion as God vvill guide and direct him to doe, in such a time, and ⟨p. 123⟩in such circumstances; therefore wise men, we see are sometimes infatuated, take a foolish course, that a stander by, who is farre inferiour to them, sees plainely this to be an unwise course, this the Lord doth, that they may know, the Lord is onely wise, as 1 Tim. 1. Which consider, and it will bee 1a great helpe to make us prize this priviledge. Where is any man but is too well conceited of his owne wisdome? but to thinke God is onely wise, and that himselfe hath not a beame, nor a sparke of wisdome, it is hard to perswade a man of this, but it is evident the Lord is onely wise.