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 who's our incarnate God;

Which certainly would rob the church

of all most precious truths,

And take the pearl quite away

out of the ring of faith.

Rob Christ of his divinity,

the pearl take away

Out of the ring of faith, I think

my hope would have no stay.

No more he'll preach upon that text,

To me I'll the betroth;

There he did shew Christ's willingness

but still the bride is loth,

Till God in holy providence

sets fire unto her nest,

And hunts her out of every place

wherein she would take rest;

He puts his fear within her heart,

and there he writes his laws;

With loving kindness he pursues,

and tender mercies draws.

When he did preach upon that text,

Like sheep we went astray;

he did largely shew how we

in Adam went away,

how by grace some are return'd,

and brought again to God;

till that time none of us can

walk in the divine road,

said, we sinners wander'd far,