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Rh is my beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleaſed:' he is hated of none but the devil, and his wicked crew.

7. In a word, are you for an immortal match? Well, here is the Lamb that is in the midſt of the throne, he lives for ever and ever: 'I am he that was dead, and am alive, and behold, I live for evermore.' The beſt friends here in this world are mortal, and may leave you in a moment; but the Lamb is the King eternal and immortal: he lives for ever, and he can make you live for ever. O mortal worms, whoſe bodies will be laid in the duſt in a few days or hours, and who have nothing but a thin wall of fleſh between you and eternity; are ye for a match that can abundantly jointure you for another world, and portion you for eternity? Is this a deſpicable bargain? Are your luſts and idols, and periſhing vanities of a world, a better bargain? Nay, you dare not ſay it for your life. This very offer of Chriſt, accept or reject it as you will, is worth ten thouſand worlds.

8. Are you for a match that can pay all your debt to law and juſtice, that can ſupply all your wants, that can heal all your diſeaſes, that can bear all your burdens, ſanctify all your croſſes, ſweeten all your afflictions, ſubdue all your enemies, manage all your concerns, and make you happy for ever? Then come and match with the Lamb that is in the midſt of the throne: a greater offer cannot be made to you than this moſt glorious King, upon the moſt glorious throne. O great propoſal! Wonder, men, and angels, at this goſpel-offer! Be aſtonished, O heavens and earth! If ſuch a matchleſs match be offered and rejected, all the angels and ſaints that are about his throne will cry, Shame upon you for ever, that reject and refuſe ſuch a