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Show immediately upon her marriage (he becomes an Emprefs. Such Ho""" have aU the 'Lordr Saintr be they what they w~!t, as to birth, or breeding, or any outward circuml\ance in the world; if they be believers. they arc the L•mbs wifo,and is rhts nothing unto you?-feemerh it a light matter to you (faith David to the Servants of Saul - communing with him about a marriage betwillt him and the 1 Sam. 18. a;. Daughter of Saul) lo bt tht Kings Son. in-law, feeing J •m a poor man and lightly eflremetl of> Seemeth it to you. (poor Chrifiians!) a link thing to be rhe Spoufe of the Lord Jefus Chrifi, and Sons and Daughters to the great King of King1, and Lord of Lords I [,eing it may be fame nf you are ( in rhe world) poorly and lightly elleemcd > feemeth it to y<iu a fmall rhipg, 0 you m,e11 of rbc world, that every trqe Chrillian is conjt!gally united to Chrifl? will not a Gentleman iudure you to abufe h\s Lady,withour t~king revenge, and (hall nor the Lord rake vengeance of thofe think yell, that deriM apd abuf~, rhofc Ylh0111 lw hath dignified with an union to his only begotten Son..? 2 •. Bl\t this is not ao.empty title of.~onQqr, this notion fpcaks ~s much the beJieversh~ppi~e[t, a~ the. bdi,vers.duty. I Ll1cwed you their happincfs,wb.C.O I qperwl (he Doctrine ·, bur let m<; here again 1a little .. inlarge u.pon•itf!JlaCl)cally, I will do it in three or four particulars: r ~·' • j ••• ,.j. I ( ,I 1. Wh#l nmJ.the,y [(ar wh•t lftliH.Calt Jo Hntp tbem I This w~s J)av,ids. TriumpJ,. llfah ~7·17d, cbntellll/laring God oq\y under ~he ,notioo of, ~bl;t.S:~(~a(iol( ,i 'and ,the ftr,ngtb ,of .~is, lijeo May nor a be\illVe{ ,fay, thed ... or.:bJI:fl.\s i~. !l'Y ~usbap,c,I,J r~5 Almighty is united t.o me, whar.{l\0(1lp J feJr? or what {hall l,be alraid? certainly,rl}cr~ is more with ~he belie,ye_r,~\Jan c~n,b~ againft him: how ~eafl)y could he cal!. for mo1e.rhan tmlegions of Angtll, <~t·any time.torefcue hi> turJ.ItJQoyftHJ.lt. 9f the, Qjn.!!s ,of• he~ .• enetn~ s ·? w~ar is. rbe""prfl th~n(!)en Qr··Dcvilsca,\1 !I.P? 'They ca11 ~;0 tiJ6 body. a!fd do no tpore ,; nor_do they , ever do rhaF unlefs this r,reat Bridegrp<>m hath a mll)d th!l~ his, Spoufe !h.ould come home u~o. hjm., .. . .... ,;, , r ' ' ,-~. Wha! _can they wa¥t), .I>flvid, Pfal. 2 3• 1. eyeth ,G,od but as his Shep~fard1arid prefcntly1\lt- raiffth a·cpRclufio\11 of'!: anh: ljhaU nqt r~~aHtt (Shall,nGt rhe fbc~ 'l"ant w~ile. the ~~ephe:!rd is a~le to fupply them, and fballthe Spoule want, the Wif~ want, while the Husbaod is able to f4pply. h~~? Art !ho~;~ afraid' thllu lhalr w.an~ fopd and rayment, can the. bride want this whUeherBnde. groom The digni~.rD/11 b~l{ewf\ Wtd. hi-t~ft of joy. r,r~om is able to fupply•·hcr) tr is a poor e11,er.clfe of faith fqr a belr:ve~ to.tr(\il Ggd foe food fuflicient fon himJ .. can(l thou go to Chnfl and fay,.My.~ord, thy bload, thy mtrit1, thy ri~bte.u{ne[I, tl;y ~r~ce, )b.!' glory IS rome; and dmfi thou'ndt.fay., Thy creaturu are mme, mtne [or my neceJJ.ary ufosl Canfi thou want eternal life wher> thou art made one with bim who gives it to whom he plealeth and. who hath the keys? can it thou want grace ~t hen thou 3 ~ •ni.ted to ~im in wh?m .~II the fllh1ef~ of gtaced w~lls,and therefo:e dwells or fo dwells m litm; that of hiS fulnds thou ma),d1 rccei ve grace for gro~e ! ' . ' • 3 ·.Who jhaU lay any thing to thy clmge r this is the Apolllcs queflton, Ro"!. 8.j3• 34;· Who fh•U lay any tbi11g to the cbarge of God~ elefJ, tt .'<Go that .Jufhfinh, rnbo 11 /,. that condomteth, it ir Chri/1 that dud, If Chufi be thine thy Debt I- are his his mer its his righteoflfnefs is thine. Doth rh; heart cqndemn ;hee for rh; .fins, dot.h thy confcience fly in thy face, if thou canfl b'ut fend it to Chrlfi, .If thou can(\ but fay Chrifl is mine, the Writ mufl abate, the All/on mufl be fuperfeded: Doth the Devil arreil thee with an hour,of temptation? Say not·hing but, Satan, Chri[l iJ mine; and he hath done. ~II the arrefis of•confcience, all the condemnations of Hell are taken qff, 4-· .Lallly, Who fhaU foparate thy So~tl from tLe Love of Chri[l? Thts IS ~lfo the Apoflles great quefiion, {haU trib11lation, or dijlrrfl or.Fammt, &c. no ~or Angelr, nor principalitier, nor power~, ll.o; thmgs prefont. n•~ tbmgs to came, nor beighth ,nor del!th, nor any otber ~reature fhaU he ableto [tparateJIJ from the love of God i11 Chrif/Je[IH. Let me go a ftep furrher,nor jin:fin is a thing far more like ro fepafure the Soul fromChrifl than any thing elfe bur fin !lJall not·thou alt not fin the fin unto' death, lin lhall no; pl~ck thee oyt ~f the Lords b?fome; Thou maye.fi fin, but .he ·~arh faid ! 'will heal your baclt.;{ltdmgs thou !halt nor he _aud penlh io th(ne iniquities. Now · ~~~me whe~her we may not fay of all believers,ble.Dd are the mm :be t·~j.<H! }/are"' [uch a c.je; _Jta bappy"re th-, $ouls t.h~t/i.we h or or~ "'.Hu[ban~s.Certatnly by this tlme, every Soul that ears me will thmk tt felt concerned to enquhe whether it be one ofthofe who are thus conJugally united to Chrifl. . Let me theref~re h.' the next place direct you how you rna fa- • 7Jfe. ::ry .Y~ur S~t)~ Ill thiS enquiry. It is a large fubject and cfren yfalls 4 tl w\ .our d conrfes,l.fi•all nor therefore further enlarge upon it 1111 1 e wor s oflny Te111 will guide me. 1 . If be be thy Belovei L II 2 2, If |