The Godly Man's Picture

1. Make use of this Relation;¹ in two cases.

1. 11 Duty.

1. When the Law brings in its Indictments against you; here are, saith the Law, so many debts to be paid, and it demands satisfaction; acknowledge the debt, but turn over all to your Husband Christ: 'Tis a Maxim in Law, that the suit must not go against the wife as long as the Husband is^* living: Tell Satan when he accuseth thee, 'tis true the debt is mine, but go to my Husband Christ, he will discharge it: Would we take this course, we might ease our selves of much trouble; by Faith we turn over the debt to our Husband: Believers are not in a state of Widow-hood, but Marriage: Satan will never go to Christ, he knows Justice is satisfied, and the Debt-book cancelled, but he comes to us for the debt that he may perplex us, we should send him to Christ, and then ⟨p. 319⟩all Law-suits would cease: This is a believers Triumph, when he is in himself guilty, in Christ he is worthy, when he is spotted in himself, he is pure in his head.

1. When the Law brings in its Indictments against you; here are, saith the Law, so many debts to be paid, and it demands satisfaction; acknowledge the debt, but turn over all to your Husband Christ: 'Tis a Maxim in Law, that the suit must not go against the wife as long as the Husband is^* living: Tell Satan when he accuseth thee, 'tis true the debt is mine, but go to my Husband Christ, he will discharge it: Would we take this course, we might ease our selves of much trouble; by Faith we turn over the debt to our Husband: Believers are not in a state of Widdow-hood, but Marriage: Satan will never go to Christ, he knows Justice is satisfied, and the Debt-book cancell'd, but he comes to us for the debt that he may perplex us, we should send him to Christ, and then