The preachers are 'paranymphi', the friends of the bridegroom, that are to procure the marriage between Christ and his Church; therefore they are not only to lay open the riches of her husband, Christ, but likewise to entreat for a marriage, and to use all the gifts and parts that God hath given them to bring Christ and his Church together. (Works Vol. V)
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Preach! preacher, woo, woo, woo!
It was Richard Sibbes who said the, 'To preach is to woo', explaining it thus
