The Godly Man's Picture

1 Christ unites himself to many; in other marriages there is but a person taken, but here millions are taken; alas, else poor souls might cry out, Christ hath married himself to such an ones person, but what is that to me? I am left out; no, Christ marries himself to thousands; 'tis casta polygamia, an holy and chaste polygamy; multitudes of persons doth not defile this marriage-bed; no poor sinner, but bringing an humble believing heart, may be married to Christ.

1 Christ unites himself to many; in other marriages there is but a person taken, but here millions are taken; alas, else poor souls might cry out, Christ hath married himself to such an ones person, but what is that to me? I am left out; no, Christ marries himself to thousands; 'tis casta polygamia, an holy and chaste polygamy; multitudes of persons doth not defile this marriage-bed; no poor sinner, but bringing an humble beleeving heart, may be married to Christ.

2 In this holy marriage, is a nearer conjunction, than can be in any other, in other marriages, two make one flesh, but Christ and the believer make one spirit, 1 Cor. 6. 17. He that is joined to the Lord, is one spirit: now as the soul is more excellent than the ⟨p. 347⟩body, and admits of far greater joy; so this spiritual union, brings in more astonishing delights and ravishments, than any other marriage-relation is capable of; the joy that flows from the mystical union, is unspeakable and full of glory, 1 Pet. 1. 8.

2 In this holy marriage, is a nearer conjunction, than can be in any other, in other marriages, two make one flesh, but Christ and the beleever make one spirit, 1 Cor. 6. 17. He that is joyned to the Lord, is one spirit: now as the soul is more excellent than the