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Christ the best husband
Christ the best husband: or An invitation of young women unto Christ Delivered in a sermon to young women. By Thomas Vincent, minister sometime of Maudlins Milkstreet, London.
London: printed for George Calvert and Samuel Sprint, 1672
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.
3. Do you desire one that is wise? There is none comparable unto Christ for wisdom; His knowledge is infinite, and his wisdom is correspondent: Solomon exceeded all that went before him, or that followed after him, in wisdom; but he did not so far exceed a man of the meanest wit and shallowest capacity, as he was exceeded by Jesus Christ; Christ is not only wise, but wisdom, Matth. 11. 19. the wisdom of God, 1 Cor. 1. 24. Christ is infinitely wise in himself, and he is the spring of all the true, spiritual, and heavenly wisdom, which is derived unto any of the children of men, Col. 2. 3. In him are hid all treasures of wisdom and knowledge. If you be espoused unto Christ, he will guide and counsel you, and make you wise unto salvation.
3. Do you desire one that is wise? There is none comparable unto Christ for wisdome; His knowledge is infinite, and his wisdome is correspondent: Solomon exceeded all that went before him, or that followed after him, in wisdome; but he did not so far exceed a man of the meanest wit and shallowest capacity, as he was exceeded by Jesus Christ; Christ is not only wise, but wisdom, Matth. 11. 19. the wisdome of God, 1 Cor. 1. 24. Christ is infinitely wise in himself, and he is the spring of all the true, spiritual, and heavenly wisdome, which is derived unto any of the children of men, Col. 2. 3. In him are hid all treasures of wisdome and knowledge. If you be espoused unto Christ, he will guide and counsel you, and make you wise unto salvation.
4. Do you desire one that is potent, who may defend you against your enemies, and any kind of injuries and abuses? There is none that can equal Christ in power; others have some power, but Christ hath all power,