A glorious espousal. A brief essay, to illustrate and prosecute the marriage, wherein our…

Expost. I. The SAVIOUR who so kindly stoups as to say, I Marry my self unto you; Is He not a SAVIOUR infinitely worthy to be Adored and Embraced! Infinitely ⟨p. 29⟩worthy to be with a Soul full of Loves, & Wonders, and Praises, accepted of? What can there be Desirable in any Person, which you cannot see in the Glorious Person, that now does be speak your Espousal to Him? Is He not Fairer than the Children of Men; Yea, Altogether Lovely! Are there not all Treasures of Wisdom & Knowledge in Him? Is He not the Heir of all Things? Can any thing be so Good as this Lamb of GOD! Oh! How Great is His Goodness, and how Great is His Beauty! Is He not a Great Kings, whose Name is Venerable? Is He not gone into Heaven, where He is on the Right Hand of GOD, Angels being made subject unto Him! And is there any Number of His Armies? Is He not the SON of GOD; and the Creator whom an Eternal Power and Godhead must be ascribed unto? Has He not with a Condescension forever to be marvelled a• already Married Himself unto our Nature? Verily He took not on Him the Nature of Angels; But He has taken our Nature, when He took the Man JESUS, to be One Person with Himself. And Oh! the L•ve by which He has Commended Himself unto us, in that while we were Sinners He has died for us! Ah! Perishing Soul; ⟨p. 30⟩Has thy SAVIOUR so Loved thee, as to Give Himself for thee; And wilt thou not so Love Him, as to Give Thy self to Him? Has the Love of thy SAVIOUR to Thee been Strong as Death; made Him willing to Dye for thee? And hast thou not so much Love to Him, as will make thee willing to Live with Him? How, How canst thou Resist the Overtures that such a Glorious Lord makes for thy Espousal to Him!

Expost. II. Will it not be a Joy unto the Heart of your SAVIOUR, to see you Espoused unto Him? Of Solomon we read, Cant. III. 11. He was Crowned, (A Crown on the Head of the Bridegroom, was of Old one of the Matrimonial Ceremonies,) in the Day of his Espousals, & in the Day of the Gladness of his Heart. Soul, May this be the Day of thy Espousal to thy SAVIOUR, 'twill be the Day of the Gladness of His Heart. Oh! The Satisfaction with which thy SAVIOUR will say upon it! Now do I see the Travail of my Soul, and what my Blood has purchased! Now do I see another added unto the Children of GOD, & unto the Number of them that shall be saved! Now is my Father Glorified, & I have one Object more for me to do Good unto; the Good in the doing