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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

Great God of Heaven Joh. 3.16 God so loved the World as to give his only Begotten Son to die Christ indeed is the Redeemer by whom we are saved from Wrath to come 't is by him that we have Redemption Ephes 1. But this way of Salvation was of the Father's Contrivance he calls Christ forth and employs him in the great work of Redemption Isa 49.5 And now saith the Lord that formed me from the Womb to be his Servant to bring Jacob again to him These are the words of Christ * Hoc capite continetur Prophetia de Officio Christi Piscator wherein he shews that the glorious Work of Redemption and bringing back the Elect to God was a Work to which he was called and fitted by the Father And therefore the Work of Redemption is sometimes attributed to the Father Col. 1.12 13. Giving Thanks to the Father c. And you and I should be much in adoring the Infinite Goodness and free Mercy of God that hath remembred us in our low Estate because his Mercy endureth for ever Psal 136.23 We were sinking into Hell and eternal Perdition had not the Father pitied us and contrived our Salvation we had perished without remedy for ever Look upon that new and living way to the Father by Christ and see the Father's eternal Love in it 2 Cor. 5.18 19. All things are of God who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ and hath committed unto us the Ministry of Reconciliation to wit that God was in Christ reconciling the World to himself O I beseech you adore admire and sing the Father's Praise for giving you a Christ Q. Secondly What is it God freely offers us A. It is the Lord Jesus Christ And this may be matter of Wonderment to Men and Angels that God should give us his Son one who was in the form of God and thought it no robbery to be equal with God Phil. 2.6 Him who was the Brightness * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it signifies more than Brightness even such a Brightness as hath a lustre cast upon it from some other thing Sicut Sol radios ex sua substantia gignit sic Pater ab eterno ex sua substantia Filium genuit Critica Sacra of his Father's Glory and the express Image † 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Character figura idem of his Person and upholding all things by the Word of his Power Him who is Alpha and Omega the beginning and the ending which is and was and is to come the Almighty Rev. 1.8 A Lord of Lords and King of Kings Revelat. 17.14 The Image of the invisible God Col. 1.15 The only Begotten of the Father Joh. 1.14 Him in whom all Fulness dwells Col. 1.19 Him who is white and ruddy the chiefest of ten thousand Cant. 5.10 11. altogether lovely ver 15. A glorious infinitely compleat Person search Heaven and Earth none can be found like Christ But to illustrate this Greatness of God's Love in giving Christ let us consider by what Notions and in what Relations Jesus Christ is held out to us 1. Jesus Christ is a Redeemer and as such he is offered us Isa 59.20 The Redeemer shall come to Zion Ephes 1.7 We have Redemption through his Blood the Forgiveness of Sins Now Christ's being a Redeemer intimates two things to us 1. That we are by Nature in a State of Bondage if it were not so we should not need a Redeemer one that is already free needs not one to make him free And hence it is that the Carnal World sets so light by Christ and all the Offers of his Grace because they are not sensible of their Bondage and Slavery Now by Nature we are Slaves to Sin 2 Pet. 2.19 They are the Servants of Corruption Tit. 3.3 serving divers Lusts and Pleasures And not only so but we are the Devil's Slaves Ephes 2.2 wherein in time past ye ●alked 2. The Consideration of Christ as a Redeemer intimates to us that there was a Price paid to redeem lost Man from the Slavery of Sin and Satan and this was the Blood of Christ the Redeemer 1 Pet. 1.18 19. Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things as Silver and Gold but with the precious Blood of Christ as of a Lamb without Blemish and without Spot Now Christ is offered to you to be your Redeemer from Hell and Wrath. But who amongst you are willing to receive him to come to him It may be you will say We are all willing to have Christ our Redeemer No no there 's none willing but only such as are sensible of their Slavery The poor Sinner that finds himself bound with the Chains of Sin led by Satan Captive at his Will and so ready to drop into Hell O for a Redeemer for such a poor Soul such a Soul will cry and beg for Christ 2. Christ is a Mediator 1 Tim. 2.5 There is one Mediator between God and Man the Man Christ Jesus and this shews us that faln Man can have no Access to God immediately by himself there is so great a breach between God and him Psal 7.11 God is angry with the Wicked every day Let a Man in an unregenerate Estate do what he will God is angry with him If thou art out of Christ while thou eatest sleepest walkest yea when thou prayest God is angry with thee the Sacrifice of the Wicked is abominable to him Thou canst not come near him he is a consuming Fire Therefore we must have a Mediator a middle Person to reconcile an offended God and a rebellious Sinner to take up the Quarrel between God and Man Isa 27.5 Let him take hold of my Strength that he may make Peace with me and he shall make Peace with me No way to make Peace with God but by Christ Ephes 2.14 He is our Peace Now who will have Christ a Mediator None but those that are sensible of the Breach that Sin has made between God and their Souls 3. Jesus Christ is a Saviour and as such he is offered to us Luke 2.10 11. Behold I bring you good Tidings of great Joy which shall be unto all People For unto you is born a Saviour which is Christ the Lord. Now this supposes we were all by Nature lost otherwise no need of a Saviour Mat. 18.11 Jesus Christ came to seek and to save that which was lost Sinner dost thou see thy self lost dost thou see thy need of Christ a Saviour then a Saviour will be welcome this is sweet News to a poor lost Soul that sees he is undone by Sin 4. Jesus Christ is an Advocate 1 Joh. 2.1 If any Man sin i. e. any of the Elect and of those that Christ died for he did not die for all but for the Elect only we have an Advocate with the Father Jesus Christ the Righteous And he is not only an Advocate but an Intercessor Isa 53.12 Now this supposes that we were accused to the Father if we