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A45679	The best match, or, The believer's marriage with Christ a sermon on the parable of the marriage of the king's son, Mat. 22. 1, 2, &c. : preached at Potters Pury in Northamptonshire, September the 29th, 1690 / by Michael Harrison ... ; to which is added four hymns ...	Harrison, Michael, Minister at Potters-Pury.	1691 (1691)	Wing H901; ESTC R14002	28,276	66

had not been accused there had been no need of an Advocate or Intercessor We were accused 1. By Satan Rev. 12.10 The Accuser of our Brethren is cast out he accused Job and Joshua the High Priest 2. We are accused by our own Consciences Heb. 2.14 3. The Word of God so far as we violate any of its Precepts accuseth us Joh. 5.45 46. Think not saith Christ I will accuse you to the Father there is one that accuseth you even Moses in whom ye trust i. e. The Scriptures that Moses writ 4. The wicked World they accuse the People of God cry out against them for their Holiness Strictness Heavenliness 1 Pet. 3.16 They speak evil of you as Evil-doers and falsly accuse your good Conversation in Christ Now Christian art thou sensible of these several Accusations O then a Christ to speak for thee will be exceeding welcome Well here he is tender'd to thee if thou hast felt the Cries and Accusations of Conscience against thee then the Tidings of an Advocate will be welcome 5. Jesus Christ is a King and Lord and as such he is offered to us Rev. 17.14 King of Kings but particularly he is King of his Church A King is to govern so Jesus Christ he gives Laws to his People and he will see that his Laws are executed Isa 33.22 The Lord is our Law-giver the Lord is our King he will save us And herein Christ has the Preheminence above all earthly Kings their Laws and Government reaches but to the outward Man but the Government of Jesus Christ is over Hearts he rules in the Souls of his People Psal 110.3 Thy People shall be a willing People in the day of thy Power Sirs are you willing to be Christ's Subjects to let him rule in your Hearts it is the sweetest Government in the World Mat. 11.28 29. Come unto me my Yoke is easy and my Burden is light But none will come to Christ in this respect but only they who are sensible of their own unruly Passions and Carnal Affections that they are in no-wise able to rule and govern themselves which was St. Paul's case Rom. 7.23 But I see another Law in my Members rebelling against the Law of my Mind and leading me into Captivity to the Law of Sin and Death And finding it thus with him he flies to Christ who by his Kingly Power was able to rule and subdue them ver 24 25. O wretched Man who shall deliver me from this Body of Sin and Death Ver. 25. I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord Chap. 8.2 The Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the Law of Sin and Death 6. Jesus Christ is a Priest and as such offered to us in the Gospel The High-Priest under the Law was a Type of Christ as likewise all those Offerings and Oblations were typical of Christ and his offering up himself to the Father Heb. 2.17 In all things it behoved him to be made like unto his Brethren that he might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God that he might make Reconciliation for the Trangressors Now who amongst you are willing to have Jesus Christ as a Priest None but those who see their Sin and Misery for the Work of Christ as a Priest is to make Reconciliation O Sinner dost thou see Sin and that the Breach between God and thy Soul is so great that none but Christ can make God and thee Friends He must bear thy Sins Isa 53.5 6. 2 Cor. 5.21 He himself is both Altar Priest and Sacrifice if so then Christ will be welcome to thee 7. And lastly Jesus Christ is the Spiritual Husband and Bridegroom of his Church so he is held out in this Parable We are not only invited to the Marriage of the Son but we are invited to come and marry with the Son not as Bride-maids only to wait on the Son but to be the Spiritual Bride to come and marry with and lie in the Bosom of the Son Thus as the Churches Spiritual Husband the Lord Jesus Christ is often so spoken of as in the Parable of the ten Virgins Mat. 25.1 So Ezek. 16.8 Now when I passed by thee and looked upon thee behold thy time was a time of Love and I spread my Skirt over thee and covered thy Nakedness yea I swear unto thee and entered into a Covenant with thee and thou becamest mine So throughout the Book of Canticles Christ and Believers convene in this sweet Relation Christ owns the Church for his Spouse Cant. 2.16 My Beloved is mine and I am his these are the Churches words owning her Relation to Christ And Cant. 4.8 9 10 11. in these four Verses the Church is four times called Spouse tho the World disowns the Believer Jesus Christ owns him Here 's a sweet a heavenly Match Christ and the Believer are married And this is not a forced Match no Jesus Christ accepts of sincere Souls in this Relation with a glad Heart Cant. 3.11 Go forth O ye Daughters of Zion and behold King Solomon i. e. Christ of whom Solomon was a Type with the Crown wherewith his Mother i. e. the Church crowned him in the day of his Espousals to his Elect in a Holy Gracious Heavenly Union and in the day of the Gladness of his Heart Now my dear Friends here 's an offer for you an Heavenly Husband O be not so unkind and cruel to your selves as to deny Christ I am one of these Servants I have a Commission from Christ yea and from the Father also to assure you that if you are willing Christ is yours this is my business the Errand I come on to invite you to come to Christ Come all things are ready on Christ's part he has died made his Soul an Offering for Sin Will you not come will you be damn'd rather than part with your Sins O come Rev. 22.17 The Spirit saith Come and the Bride saith Come whoever will let him come But I shall speak further to this when I come to a Use of Exhortation Thirdly Wherein or by what means doth God offer Christ to lost Souls in the Gospel The Law requires perfect Obedience and curses every one that continueth not in all things Gal. 3.10 Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things written in the Book of the Law to do them This is terrible News for where is the Person under Heaven that has continued in all things that hath fulfilled the Law and may expect Eternal Life upon Law-Terms Who ever kept one Commandment of God No we have all sinned and come short of the Glory of God So that by the works of the Law or by our Obedience to God's Law or keeping his Commandments shall no Flesh be justified in his sight Rom. 3.20 Therefore we are all by Nature under the Curse of the Law the Law speaks nothing to the Sinner but Wrath and Terrour it brings the Sinner to the Bar