A. love of sympathy.5. We thus come to treat of the second state of the Church in the course of its holy progression, that to which the faithful are removed on their departure from this world. The true glory of all things is the accomplishment of the end for which they were designed. We did not choose Him; but He chose us. To Thee I dedicate Myself. The woman's love is reflected love. Spots are consistent with beauty; but yet they detract from it. The first of these presentations is what we call personal; and this is made by themselves. The record is brief, but it is enough; we know from it that the love was infinite. Ephesians 5:25a ESV. You remember when Edward I received a wound one day from a poisoned dagger, his wife, Eleanor, sucked out the poison, venturing her own life to save her husband's. Of these he mentions four.1. Other motives are superadded. Thine is my time, and my substance, and my influence; and if I had the innocency of Adam in paradise, the meekness of Moses, the faith of Abraham, the patience of Job, the fervour of Paul, the perfection of angels, they should be equally, they should be mere Thine, than these poor imperfect offerings which I now present.2. On the knowledge of each one's true place and the rendering by each of what is due to others, the welfare both of nations and families depends. 3. 4. You have not, however, long to wait, ere a magnificent flower springs from the unsightly bulb, a flower fit for presentation, perchance, in the palace of royalty itself. And, moreover, as the earthly bride is exalted to the same dignity, and enjoys the immunities and wealth of her husband, so the Church will share the honours and glories of her Husband and Lord. I. HUSBANDS LOVE YOUR WIVES. And so, while they are at home in the body, they are absent from the Lord. Spurgeon. 4. It is a rose of the same loveliness and fragrance whether it bloom amid the splendours of royal gardens or in the cottager's door yard; it is the nightingale which sings in the night the same song for prince and peasant. Manton, D. D.)The glory of the ChurchJ. C. Jesus is brought into both of these commands. And herein is the mystery of godliness.1. "He that loveth his wife loveth himself." He is the Bridegroom and the Church the bride. Christians, the Bride of Jesus, do not frustrate His gracious purpose by wilful sin. (2) It is ascribed to the apostles, or Christ's messengers who have a charge; and when they have done their work, present us to God as the fruit of their labour (2 Corinthians 11:2). What makes the difference between angels and devils? Neither with filthy garments, nor with shrivelled flesh, nor blind, nor lame. Just as afterwards, in the copy, the man is not loved first, but the woman. "I suffer not a woman to usurp authority over the man. The giver, Jesus Christ, God over all, blessed forever, to whom nothing can accrue from us: "It pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He hath put Him to grief. View the Church without the sanctifying operations and influences of regenerating grace. (4) Improve it to the love of God's people; a necessary lesson in these days, when they fly from others that are in trouble, as the rest of the herd from the wounded deer (Psalm 15:4). And now observe, for what it was that He gave Himself. And now observe, for what it was that He gave Himself. Love which has in it no element of evil is always a very beautiful, tender, and impressive thing. The inspired apostle urges as an additional argument that man was created before the woman, but that woman sinned before the man. Hence the apostle goes on to bring before us the Holy Spirit as a third source to which the Church must ascribe its future holiness.4. "Lord Lawrence and his wifeThe following appears in the "Life of Lord Lawrence," published by Messrs. Smith, Elder and Co.: — "Lord Lawrence married after his return to England, at the end of a long and tedious illness, and he was warned that it was death to go back to India. The bridegroom has a friend, called a paranymph, whose duty it is to find him a bride, to secure an introduction, to prepare for the nuptials, and to be in close attendance on the wedding night. 1. He thoroughly justifies her by His blood and His righteousness: 4. He loved each one of us and besought us to be reconciled to God. He gave His Deity, He gave His humanity; He gave the whole of His Person as God-Man; all that was in man to suffer, and all that was in God to merit. Instead of a companion and counsellor she would only be his echo or his shadow. To Thee I dedicate Myself. In a way of obedience, as the wife obeys the husband.3. A. love of sympathy.5. (1) When the husband taketh from her all command in the family, handling her rather like a slave than a consort and companion. The giver, Jesus Christ, God over all, blessed forever, to whom nothing can accrue from us: "It pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He hath put Him to grief. If pure it must also be happy; for only the pure can be truly glad. With what delight and satisfaction will we not now contemplate the ulterior purpose of these preliminary arrangements — "That He might present it to Himself a glorious Church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing." e. You are now being challenged and you must arise to the challenge by showing that you are in control and you are very capable of handling things yourself. So the apostle says, "Submit yourselves one to another in the fear of God." It is by Him — He presents it; and it is to Him. who can tell how sweet this is! But it is evident that the forgiveness of past sins, and the removal of their stains, is not all that is necessary for the Church — that it may be "the bride of Christ." Now comes the final purpose. The love of Christ, thus generous, persevering, tender, and fervent, is to be the model of our own. Jay.I. Does a father "pity his child," when others can hardly bear with him, "remembering that he is but dust"? )Conjugal loveGeorge Swinnock. It had no beginning, and it had no bounds. "Christ loved the Church and gave Himself for it." The love of Jesus is a love which is not content with doing great things, but which delights also in tenderness in regard to little things. Though now often poor, despised, and persecuted, she shall then be proclaimed the Lamb's wife, and be lifted up to sit with Christ on His throne.2. Mrs. Lawrence constantly acted as her husband's adviser and amanuensis, she seldom left his side, and her company became almost indispensible to him. Jay.I. He fell adoring at the angel's feet; the visions had so intensified the glory of the angel himself that John thought it had been God. Not only does He originate the change, but He sustains it; for He "abides" within us. They are now often poor; then they shall "possess all things." H. In personal fidelity and devotion husbands should love their wives, "even as Christ loved the Church and gave Himself for it."3. But Christ loved us when we were deformed and defiled by sin. Now comes the final purpose. Glorious in its foundation (Ephesians 2:20).2. He gave Himself in all that He now is as God and Man, exalted to the throne, for the endless benefit of His beloved Church.III. (2) Let the foresight of this estate comfort us against our abasement in the world. It is, to endeavour to bring souls to Christ.3. What else than love could have selected, pardoned, purified, and redeemed the Church? If all thy actions towards others, then, much more all things that concern thy wife, should be done in love. "Let all things be done in love," saith the apostle. He sacrificed much, in order to show His love for the race who had rebelled and become polluted by sin. Just as afterwards, in the copy, the man is not loved first, but the woman. As regards the earthly state. Yes: "Christ...love," said the dying philosopher, "Jesus Christ — love — the same thing."II. Obey Christ "As the Church is subject to Christ." She desires desperately the love and approval of her husband. The world talks about Churches, the glory of a Church, and the beauty of a Church; but it does not know what a Church is; it has no true perception of what a Church of Christ is. It was sin which was the cause of separation from God (Isaiah 59:2; Psalm 17:15). Heaven is a very gladsome and blessed place. 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