B02840:89
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.
The third Observation was, that there are many things to be removed out of the way, and to be done: many things to be made ready before this marriage can be made up. 1. There is a natural distance between the ⟨p. 49⟩Parties, that must be removed: God cannot be one flesh with us: and betwixt Parties to be married, there must •e some Suitableness of nature: therefore to remove this distance, and to bring abou• the marriage, the Son of God becomes Man, that he may be Immanuel God with us, God i• our nature a•d so in capacity to be closed with. Secondly, there is a sinful distance, with also must be removed before this marriage can be made up: For God is a consuming fire to sinners; He and they neither will nor can unite in •hat posture: The efore •efo•e an offer or marriage can be made to any Purpose, •e must give himself for his Church, that he may Sanctify and cleanse it with the Washing of water by the word: and he• i• f•ll•ws, that he presents her to Himself a glorious Church without spot and wrinkle, or any such thing: He •ould not have access to marry his Bride, she was so uncomely, filthy and loathsome, lying in a most pitiful condition, in her blood as Ezekiel sets it forth •o •he life and at great length, Chap. 16. Therefore to cleanse her, he gave himself for her. Thirdly, ere all this could be do•e, there beh•ved a ground to be laid for peace with God the offended party, who was to be father in law: and here comes in the Covenant of Redemption,