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I come now in the Third place to make application of all; and is it possible to speak or hear of this Subject, as becomes? who is sufficient for these things; to speak suitably in the name of the Lord, and to lay before you this contract of marriage with such a Bridegroom? Beloved hearers, are ye in a suitable Posture to tryst with him? Do ye think that ye are for this Marriage? is it your serious purpose to close the bargain with him? If so, Pray the Lord to give us to speak and you to hear the word in such manner as it may be a marriage-day indeed: there are very good news here, and blessed eternally be God, that ever we heard them, or had them to speak of, and that ye have them yet to hear; they should make your very souls, in a manner, flighter within you, and make you to rouse up your ⟨p. 55⟩selves, to welcome them with gladness of heart.

I come now in the Third place to make application of all; and is it possible to speak or hear of this Subject, as becomes? who is sufficient for these things; to speak suitably in the name of the Lord, and to lay before you this contract of marriage with such a Bridegroom? Beloved hearers, are ye in a suitable Posture to tryst with him? Do ye think that ye are for this Marriage? is it your serious purpose to close the bargain with him? If so, Pray the Lord to give us to speak and you to hear the word in such manner as it may be a marriage-day indeed: there are very good news here, and blessed eternally be God, that ever we heard them, or had them to speak of, and that ye have them yet to hear; they should make your very souls, in a manner, flighter within you, and make you to rouze up your ⟨p. 55⟩selves, to welcome them with gladness of heart.

And therefore First, we would exhort you all to believe this report; there are alas! but few who do indeed believe, that the Eternal God hath this design of a marriage betwixt him and sinners? Therefore let not your hearts be straitened, only believe that this is the good word of God, that these are the faithful & true sayings of him that cannot lie, and that he is waiting on to ratify them to all who give them Credit: It's somewhat hard to deliver or receive a word of threatening in faith, but in some respect, more hard to believe a word of Promise and of consolation; It is Proportionably hard to look upon this as Gods own offering of a marriage with his Son, as if he himself were by vive voice speaking it out of Heaven, and to believe that this offer is really his: and therefore as I desire (as his Servant) to speak to you, so I would, again and again, Obtest you to be roused up, and to rouse up your selves to believe it. Secondly, Rouse, stretch and enlarge your understandings, and your hearts and affections, for beholding, conceiving and embracing this rich bargain of Grace: O! consider seriously, from whom it is, For what end it is, how it is brought about, and doth come to you: the height and Depth, the Length and breadth whereof is inconceivable; be Holily amazed and wonder, that the offer of this marriage comes to you, and that he is content to marry you. Thirdly, In a word, would you know what we have to do with you, or what is our commission to you this day? This is even it, to tell you that the King hath made a marriage for his Son, and hath prepared and made all things ready for reuniting you to himself; yea this same King that hath made this wedding ready, and hath carved out this way of throughing his design, by speaking to you in his