N04634:26
The church's marriage to her sons, and to her God
The church's marriage to her sons, and to her God: a sermon preached at the instalment of the Rev. Mr. Samuel Buel as Pastor of the church and congregation at East-Hampton on Long-Island, September 19. 1746. / By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Northampton in New-England.
Boston: printed by S. Kneeland and T. Green, 1746
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And the Ministry in general, or the whole Number of faithful Ministers, being all united in the same Work as Fellow-Labourers, and conspiring to the same Design as Fellow-helpers to the Grace of God, may be considered as one mystical Person, that espouses the Church as a young Man espouses a Virgin: as the many Elders of the Church of Ephesus are represented as one mystical Person, Rev. 2. 1. and all called the Angel of the Church of Ephesus: and as the faithful Ministers of Christ in general, all over the World, seem to be represented as one mystical Person and called an Angel, Rev. 14. 6. And I saw another Angel fly in the midst of Heaven, •aving the everlasting Gospel to preach unto them that dwell upon the Earth, and to every Nation and Kindred and […] and People. But,
And the Ministry in general, or the whole Number of faithful Ministers, being all united in the same Work as Fellow-Labourers, and conspiring to the same Design as Fellow-helpers to the Grace of God, may be considered as one mystical Person, that espouses the Church as a young Man espouses a Virgin: as the many Elders of the Church of Ephesus are represented as one mystical Person, Rev. 2. 1. and all called the Angel of the Church of Ephesus: and as the faithful Ministers of Christ in general, all over the World, seem to be represented as one mystical Person and called an Angel, Rev. 14. 6. And I saw another Angel fly in the midst of Heaven, •aving the everlasting Gospel to preach unto them that dwell upon the Earth, and to every Nation and Kindred and 〈…〉 and People. But,
2. More especially is the uniting of a faithful Minister with a particular christian People, as their Pastor, when done in a due Manner, like a young Man's marrying a Virgin.