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The branch of the Lord, the beauty of ZionThe branch of the Lord, the beauty of Sion
The branch of the Lord, the beauty of Zion: or, The glory of the Church, in it's relation unto Christ· Opened in two sermons; one preached at Berwick, the other at Edinburgh. By John Owen, minister of the Gospel.The branch of the Lord, the beauty of Sion: or, The glory of the Church, in it's relation unto Christ· Opened in two sermons; one preached at Berwick, the other at Edinburgh. By John Owen, minister of the Gospel.
Edinburgh: printed by Evan Tyler, 1650
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3. Hath Christ taken his own House to himself upon so many Titles, let not men put those buildings on him for his, which are not so, which he holds not by these Titles. Go to a man that dwells in a stately Palace of his own, show him a hog sty, tell him, this is your House, here you dwell, this is yours; can you put a great indignity on him? No, says the man, that is not mine, I dwell in yonder sumptuous Palace. And shall we deal thus with the Lord Jesus? He hath bought & adorned his own House: a glorious House it is I •now men shall hold out to him, a sty of swine, a den of unclean Beasts, a ruinous Heap, whereof the far greatest part are dead stones, and tell him, this is his Church, his House, will it not exceedingly provoke him? will he bear such a reproach? Nay, he will reject ⟨p. 27⟩such Tenders, to their Ruin.
3. Hath Christ taken his own House to himself upon so many Titles, let not men put those buildings on him for his, which are not so, which he holds not by these Titles. Go to a man that dwells in a stately Palace of his own, show him a hog sty, tell him, this is your House, here you dwell, this is yours; can you put a greate indignity on him? No, sayes the man, that is not mine, I dwell in yonder sumptuous Palace. And shal we deal thus with the Lord Jesus? He hathbought & adorned his own House: a glorious House it is I •now men shall hold out to him, a sty of swine, a den of unclean Beasts, a ruinous Heap, whereof the far greatest part are dead stones, and tell him, this is his Church, his House, will it notexceedingly provoke him? will he bear such a reproach? Nay, he will reject ⟨p. 27⟩such Tenders, to their Ruine.
2. Jesus Christ is the Builder of this House. This man is counted worthy of more Honour then Moses, inasmuch as he that buildeth the House, hath more Honour then the House