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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96684	God a Christian's choice, compleated by particular covenanting with God Together with an appendix, containing propositions, tending to clear up the lawfulness, and expediency of transacting with God in that way. In pursuit of a design proposed by Mr. R.A. in his book entituled, The vindication of Godliness. And by Mr. Tho. Vincent, in his book, called Words whereby we may be saved. To which is added, a brief discovery of the nearness of such a people unto God, on Psal. 148. 14. By Samuel VVinney, sometimes minister of the gospel at Glaston in Somersetshire.	Winney, Samuel.	1675 (1675)	Wing W3034; ESTC R231145	79,544	241

nigh unto all them that call upon him The like passage in Psal 34.18 The Lord is nigh to them that are of a broken heart and saveth such as be of a Contrite Spirit This then is the first regard wherein Gods People are said to be Near to him viz. God's Nearness unto them 2. In regard of Affection to them he is and is said to be Near to them Lord help us to believe it God's People sometimes can't hardly believe it you know these People whom we by love account dear we account also to be very Near to us Dearness and Nearness are here Convertible Now God's People are the dearly beloved of his Soul Jer. 12.7 in Original but one word I have given the dearly beloved of my Soul Heb. the love into the hands of her enemies And that is one of the titles Christ gives his Church throughout the whole Song of Solomon My Love my Dove c. So near to him the Church desireth to be that Song 8.6 she prays Set me as a Seal on thy heart What is the meaning of that in short love me dearly and love makes as strong an impression on the heart as a Seal doth upon any thing to which it is applyed she desires to be near the heart of Christ and that his Love towards her may have deep impressions there as the names of the twelve Tribes of Israel had on the brest-plate of Judgment which Aaron did bear on his heart when he went in into the holy-Holy-place Exod. 28.21 29. Further she prays there as a Seal upon thine arm for love is as strong as death in which she desires also his Compassion and Affection The Lord expresseth the same thing in a like phrase to his Church saying Behold I have graven thee on the palms of my hands Isa 49.16 I remember the Lord makes use of one expression more to set it forth by the signet on the right hand and that is near in place and affection too Jer. 22.24 where the Lord speaks of Coniah one of the Kings of Judah and saith to this purpose As I live saith the Lord though Coniah the Son of Jehojakim King of Judah were their Signet on my right hand yet would I pluck thee thence c. A Man's Signet that he wears on his right hand what an esteem and love hath he for that yet saith God though he was as the Signet on my right hand would I pluck thee thence Sin will make a separation between a person or people though near to him And that is the second thing God's People are his dearly beloved and so they are near upon the account of Affection 3. In regard of Relation to God they are nearly related to God there is a Spiritual kin and alliance between God and his people you shall find nearness and kin are Convertible in the Scripture Lev. 21.2 But for his kin that is near unto him that is for his Mother and Father and for his Son and for his Daughter and for his Brother and ver 3. and for his Sister That is nigh unto him c. So that Kin and Nearness are joyned together words of the same import Now there is a twofold Relation betwen God and his People which makes the Kin to be so Near. 1. By Regeneration and the new-birth 2. By the Marriage-Covenant and blessed are the people that are in such a Nearness unto God! First by Regeneration and the new-birth that is one way the kin comes in if I may so speak and therefore you shall find throughout the Scripture that they are said to be born of God and born again and hence is it that all that are regenerate are called the Sons and Daughters of the living God and who are nearer to us than our Children these are the Children of God being born of him Joh. 1.12 As many as believed to them gave he power to become the Sons of God How came they to be the Sons of God ver 13. shews which were born not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man but of God So in the Epistle of John throughout are they said to be born of God Now how near is the Father and Son I need not tell you that are Pa●ents So near is the relation between God and his People 2 Cor. 6.18 I will be a Father unto you and ye shall be my Sons and Daughters saith the Lord Almighty What a Promise is this he will receive them to be as near unto him as he will receive his own Son that serveth him And what a deal of Nearness of Affection as well as Relation is there in this case Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us that we should be called the Sons of God 1 Joh. 3.1 You that are parents think on this when you see your Children in the streets or any where about you Oh how are your hearts drawn out after them learn hence to be affected with the nearness both of Relation and Affection that is between God and his People you cannot love your Children though your hearts run out after them as God loves his Children all the affection of all the parents in the World to their Children is but the drops of a bucket in Comparison of God's love to his people and his Children 2. By Marriage-Covenant are they Near to God And this is so near a Relation that all other kin are to be left for this Relation they that are married as to their Relation in the flesh are become one flesh so near they are Mat. 19.5 Just as Adam said of the woman when God brought her to him this is bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh Gen. 2.23 Beloved Gods people are his married people and they are his espoused people full of this is the Scripture in many places 2 Cor. 11.2 I have espoused you to one husband that I may present you a chast Virgin to Christ Hos 2.19 20. I will betroth thee unto me for ever yea I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness and in judgment and in loving kindness and in mercies I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness c. Jer. 3.14 turn Oh backsliding Children saith the Lord for I am married unto you Isa 54.5 For thy Maker is thine husband the Lord of hosts is his name Oh what an husband is this Every woman is apt to admire her own husband but what an husband is this of Souls Mark how the Apostle doth improve this natural marriage to a Spiritual use 1 Cor. 6.16 17. What know ye not that he that is joyned to an Harlot is one body for he saith ye shall be one flesh ver 17. but he that is joyned to the Lord is one Spirit The Apostles design is to take off people from Fornication and the argument is taken from the design of God in Marriage God made Marriage that there might be an union betwixt the Man and the