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The unsearchable riches of Christ, and of grace and glory in and through [sic]…The unsearchable riches of Christ, and of grace and glory in and thorow [sic]…
The unsearchable riches of Christ, and of grace and glory in and through [sic] him. Diligently searched into, clearly unfolded, and comfortably holden forth, in fourteen rich gospel sermons preached on several texts, at communions, in Glasgow. / By the late pious & powerful gospel-preacher in that city, Mr. James Durham.The unsearchable riches of Christ, and of grace and glory in and thorow [sic] him. Diligently searched into, clearly unfolded, and comfortably holden forth, in fourteen rich gospel sermons preached on several texts, at communions, in Glasgow. / By the late pious & powerful gospel-preacher in that city, Mr. James Durham.
Glasgow: printed by Robert Sanders, 1685
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.
Here stands the blessed Bridegroom, here are the conditions and terms on which he will marry you, and we as the Bridegrooms ⟨p. 64⟩friends stand ready to espouse you to him: We dare not be answerable to our Master, nor can we be answerable to our trust and commission, if we shuffle by, or thrust out any of you, if ye do not thrust out your selves, nor may we admit of an excuse from any of you: and therefore let me again say to you, that here is not only a marriage, and of all marriages the most excellent; but let me beseech and obtest you to come to the wedding; either come or give a reason why ye will not, or cannot: as you can assign no relevant reason for your not coming, we dare not accept of any Irrelevant reason, nor admit of any answer but this, that ye will take him: we dare admit of no excuse: ye must not shift nor delay: ye would think that those who were bidden Luke 14. might have come, when they had seen their Farm and proved their Oxen: but that would not be with them: So I say it will not be with you, to shift this offer: He is here waiting on to see who will consent and say even so I take him: Say it, O say it seriously and abide by it.
Here stands the blested Bridgroom, here are the conditions and terms on which he will marry you, and we as the Bridegrooms ⟨p. 64⟩friends stand ready to espouse you to him: We dare not be answerable to our Master, nor can we be answerable to our trust and commission, if we shuffle by, or thrust out any of you, if ye do not thrust out your selves, nor may we admite of an excuse from any of you: and therefore let me again say to you, that here is not only a marriage, and of all marriages the most excellent; but let me beseech and obtest you to come to the wedding; either come or give a reason why ye will not, or cannot: as you can assigne no relevant reason for your not coming, we dare not accept of any Irrelevant reason, nor admit of any answer but this, that ye will take him: we dare admit of no excuse: ye must not shift nor delay: ye would think that those who were bidden Luke 14. might have come, when they had seen their Farme and proved their Oxen: but that would not be with them: So I say it will not be with you, to shift this offer: He is here waiting on to see who will consent and say even so I take him: Say it, O say it seriously and abide by it.