effect_n of_o discharge_v his_o duty_n and_o so_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o be_v happy_a and_o therefore_o a_o happiness_n to_o do_v our_o duty_n the_o sum_n of_o our_o duty_n towards_o our_o neighbour_n be_v to_o love_v he_o as_o ourselves_o and_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o duty_n be_v full_a contentment_n and_o satisfaction_n for_o we_o be_v neighbour_n unto_o all_o for_o who_o christ_n die_v and_o he_o die_v for_o our_o enemy_n as_o well_o as_o friend_n and_o if_o we_o love_v all_o the_o world_n for_o which_o christ_n die_v with_o such_o a_o singleness_n of_o love_n as_o we_o love_v ourselves_o with_o we_o can_v fail_v of_o observe_v that_o other_o precept_n of_o our_o saviour_n matth._n 7._o 12._o which_o be_v the_o do_v unto_o other_o as_o we_o will_v that_o other_o shall_v do_v to_o we_o and_o then_o by_o a_o consequence_n unavoidable_a we_o shall_v not_o covet_v another_o man_n good_n because_o we_o will_v not_o that_o another_o shall_v covet_v we_o and_o covet_v nothing_o that_o be_v another_o we_o can_v choose_v but_o be_v satisfy_v and_o content_v with_o our_o own_o and_o in_o contentment_n or_o satisfaction_n which_o be_v synonymous_n it_o will_v be_v grant_v by_o all_o the_o world_n that_o real_a happiness_n do_v consist_v sect._n 20._o now_o if_o the_o love_a of_o one_o another_o even_o as_o christ_n have_v love_v we_o and_o as_o ourselves_o do_v love_v ourselves_o do_v infer_v our_o love_a god_n with_o all_o our_o heart_n as_o s._n john_n do_v clear_o intimate_v 1_o joh._n 4._o 20._o and_o if_o the_o commandment_n of_o our_o lord_n do_v amount_v all_o to_o this_o that_o we_o love_v one_o another_o with_o such_o a_o love_n as_o our_o lord_n do_v clear_o intimate_v in_o the_o 13_o 14_o 15_o and_o 17._o chapter_n of_o s._n john_n gospel_n then_o we_o discern_v the_o great_a reason_n of_o those_o expression_n of_o s._n paul_n he_o that_o love_v another_o have_v 14._o fulfil_v the_o law_n and_o all_o the_o law_n be_v fulfil_v in_o this_o one_o word_n thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o and_o if_o these_o thing_n be_v so_o than_o all_o the_o moral_a law_n of_o moses_n which_o be_v withal_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n do_v make_v it_o our_o duty_n to_o be_v content_a and_o by_o consequence_n to_o be_v happy_a and_o by_o consequence_n a_o happiness_n to_o do_v our_o duty_n for_o he_o that_o say_v in_o plain_a term_n thou_o shall_v not_o only_o not_o rob_v or_o defraud_v thy_o neighbour_n of_o his_o life_n his_o wife_n his_o good_n or_o his_o good_a name_n but_o thou_o shall_v also_o not_o coveâ—…_n any_o thing_n that_o be_v another_o do_v clear_o say_v in_o effect_n and_o substance_n thou_o shall_v be_v satisfy_v with_o thy_o own_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v in_o any_o want_n of_o the_o thing_n without_o but_o shall_v have_v happiness_n within_o thou_o all_o thy_o desire_n shall_v be_v fulfil_v thou_o shall_v have_v absolute_a contentment_n and_o satisfaction_n and_o the_o angel_n of_o heaven_n can_v have_v no_o more_o this_o be_v the_o precept_n which_o i_o command_v and_o this_o the_o duty_n thou_o be_v oblige_v to_o perform_v thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v what_o be_v not_o thou_o that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o other_o word_n thou_o shall_v be_v as_o happy_a as_o i_o will_v have_v thou_o and_o thus_o at_o last_o i_o have_v proceed_v unto_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o thing_n propose_v to_o be_v prove_v sect._n 21._o another_o way_n whereby_o to_o prove_v it_o will_v be_v to_o argue_v from_o that_o trichotomie_n in_o the_o 6._o chapt_n of_o micah_n at_o the_o 8._o verse_n where_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o commandment_n be_v compendious_o divide_v into_o these_o three_o member_n to_o do_v justice_n to_o love_v mercy_n and_o to_o walk_v humble_o with_o our_o god_n the_o first_o of_o which_o bestow_v upon_o we_o a_o full_a serenity_n of_o mind_n the_o most_o desirable_a felicity_n of_o be_v satisfy_v with_o ourselves_o and_o so_o by_o consequence_n it_o yield_v we_o the_o great_a pleasure_n the_o second_o be_v not_o only_o to_o make_v our_o donor_n to_o become_v our_o debtor_n but_o to_o lend_v he_o our_o riches_n upon_o increase_n nor_o that_o for_o ten_o in_o the_o hundred_o but_o for_o a_o hundred-fold_n the_o principal_a mat._n 19_o 20._o and_o by_o consequence_n it_o yield_v we_o the_o great_a gain_n the_o three_o be_v that_o which_o speak_v we_o master_n of_o our_o self_n by_o speak_v we_o servant_n to_o a_o master_n who_o service_n be_v not_o only_a freedom_n but_o empire_n too_o illi_fw-la servire_fw-la est_fw-la regnare_fw-la say_v espensaeus_n and_o give_v we_o the_o advantage_n of_o that_o most_o honourable_a subjection_n which_o in_o tacitus_n his_o judgement_n do_v place_v the_o subject_n above_o their_o prince_n make_v we_o favourite_n in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n and_o by_o consequence_n it_o yield_v the_o great_a honour_n so_o that_o unless_o we_o be_v profess_o platonic_a lover_n of_o disobedience_n all_o our_o duty_n be_v conformable_a to_o the_o very_a unruly_o of_o our_o desire_n the_o do_v of_o justice_n do_v comply_v with_o our_o sensuality_n the_o love_a of_o mercy_n with_o our_o avarice_n and_o to_o walk_v humble_o with_o our_o god_n be_v very_o agreeable_a to_o our_o ambition_n sect._n 22._o lest_o this_o shall_v seem_v at_o first_o hear_v to_o be_v but_o a_o phansiful_a way_n of_o argue_v i_o shall_v show_v it_o once_o more_o by_o a_o clear_a light_n as_o for_o the_o first_o the_o do_v of_o justice_n it_o entertain_v its_o entertainer_n with_o peace_n of_o conscience_n which_o in_o the_o wise_a man_n judgement_n be_v a_o continual_a feast_n it_o be_v so_o acceptable_a and_o pleasant_a to_o reflect_v in_o a_o man_n thought_n upon_o his_o have_v do_v well_o have_v wrong_v no_o man_n defraud_v no_o man_n but_o deal_v righteous_o with_o all_o that_o any_o man_n who_o understanding_n have_v not_o quite_o lose_v its_o taste_n may_v make_v as_o pleasant_a a_o meal_n on_o a_o mess_n of_o honesty_n i_o speak_v of_o likeness_n and_o not_o equality_n as_o if_o he_o have_v dine_v that_o day_n in_o paradise_n and_o take_v his_o supper_n in_o heaven_n itself_o sect._n 23._o the_o second_o the_o love_a of_o mercy_n be_v the_o give_v ourselves_o a_o right_n to_o what_o we_o have_v by_o our_o part_n with_o the_o possession_n for_o non_fw-la videtur_fw-la cujusquam_fw-la id_fw-la esse_fw-la quod_fw-la casu_fw-la auferri_fw-la potest_fw-la say_v caius_n the_o lawyer_n nothing_o be_v proper_o our_o own_o which_o can_v possible_o cease_v to_o be_v so_o by_o be_v entrust_v unto_o a_o treasury_n where_o rust_n and_o moth_n can_v corrupt_v or_o where_o thief_n break_v through_o and_o steal_v from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o it_o be_v the_o thrift_n if_o not_o the_o avarice_n of_o a_o merciful_a man_n to_o make_v heaven_n his_o coffer_n and_o to_o inventory_n his_o good_n by_o the_o number_n of_o the_o person_n to_o who_o he_o have_v be_v a_o benefactor_n for_o in_o propriety_n of_o speech_n we_o be_v worth_n no_o more_o than_o we_o have_v wise_o give_v away_o and_o that_o the_o part_n with_o our_o possession_n be_v no_o infringe_n of_o our_o right_n appear_v not_o only_o by_o god_n but_o justinian_o law_n for_o &_o eum_fw-la habere_fw-la dicimus_fw-la qui_fw-la rei_fw-la dominus_fw-la est_fw-la aeque_fw-la ac_fw-la eum_fw-la qui_fw-la rem_fw-la tenet_fw-la say_v ulpian_n and_o this_o rule_n of_o the_o civilian_n you_o may_v interpret_v out_o of_o s._n paul_n for_o when_o say_v he_o we_o be_v poor_a by_o make_v many_o rich_a we_o be_v as_o 10._o have_v nothing_o and_o yet_o possess_v all_o thing_n sect._n 24._o last_o for_o the_o three_o the_o walk_v humble_o with_o our_o god_n it_o be_v not_o only_o the_o safe_a but_o noble_a temper_n not_o only_o the_o most_o christian_n but_o the_o most_o handsome_a quality_n and_o thence_o be_v call_v by_o s._n peter_n not_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v profitable_a or_o gainful_a in_o relation_n to_o god_n of_o who_o it_o look_v for_o its_o reward_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d too_o that_o be_v handsome_a or_o comely_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n 1_o pet._n 3._o 4._o where_o have_v say_v wherein_o comeliness_n do_v but_o negative_o consist_v not_o in_o the_o plait_v of_o the_o hair_n or_o put_v on_o of_o our_o apparel_n he_o proceed_v to_o inform_v we_o wherein_o it_o positive_o consist_v to_o wit_n in_o the_o hide_a man_n of_o the_o heart_n in_o that_o which_o be_v not_o corruptible_a even_o the_o ornament_n of_o a_o meek_a and_o a_o quiet_a spirit_n it_o be_v this_o that_o make_v we_o like_o the_o queen_n daughter_n all_o glorious_a within_o and_o therefore_o when_o celsus_n upbraid_v origen_n with_o that_o degenerous_a modesty_n of_o the_o christian_n for_o
evidence_v by_o charity_n and_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o commandment_n all_o agreeable_a to_o the_o word_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n that_o man_n do_v not_o gather_v grape_n from_o thorn_n 44._o and_o every_o tree_n be_v know_v by_o its_o fruit_n but_o the_o fruit_n of_o all_o grace_n be_v the_o keep_n of_o the_o commandment_n and_o therefore_o by_o that_o we_o may_v know_v they_o all_o now_o then_o let_v we_o consider_v that_o if_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o application_n commandment_n be_v the_o true_a touchstone_n of_o our_o love_n whereby_o alone_o we_o may_v prove_v it_o to_o be_v sincere_a and_o withal_o the_o great_a requisite_a for_o the_o make_n of_o our_o calll_n and_o election_n sure_a then_o be_v the_o keep_n of_o the_o commandment_n the_o sum_n and_o upshot_n of_o all_o that_o be_v call_v duty_n so_o that_o when_o solomon_n be_v penitent_a turn_v his_o throne_n into_o a_o pulpit_n and_o of_o a_o king_n become_v a_o preacher_n he_o be_v not_o able_a with_o all_o his_o 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itself_o be_v nothing_o worth_a without_o faith_n nor_o faith_n itself_o without_o love_n nor_o love_v itself_o without_o obedience_n to_o the_o commandment_n of_o christ._n for_o be_v not_o keep_v they_o must_v needs_o be_v break_v and_o they_o that_o break_v his_o commandment_n be_v say_v to_o hate_v he_o as_o they_o that_o keep_v they_o be_v say_v to_o love_v he_o exod._n 20._o 5_o 6._o so_o the_o carnal_a mind_n of_o man_n be_v call_v enmity_n to_o god_n rom._n 8._o 7._o and_o that_o for_o this_o very_a reason_n in_o the_o next_o word_n follow_v because_o it_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o this_o may_v prompt_v we_o to_o descend_v unto_o a_o second_o consideration_n that_o see_v love_n and_o obedience_n disobedience_n and_o hatred_n be_v term_n equivalent_a put_v the_o one_o for_o the_o other_o in_o holy_a writ_n then_o as_o we_o hope_v not_o to_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o enemy_n and_o hater_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n we_o must_v employ_v our_o utmost_a study_n upon_o the_o keep_n of_o his_o commandment_n and_o keep_v they_o we_o must_v with_o the_o great_a care_n because_o like_o porcelain_n they_o be_v of_o very_o great_a worth_n and_o the_o soon_o break_v beside_o which_o they_o have_v a_o property_n of_o be_v so_o wholesome_a or_o so_o destructive_a that_o whilst_o we_o keep_v they_o entire_a they_o keep_v we_o too_o in_o our_o integrity_n and_o if_o we_o customary_o break_v they_o they_o grind_v we_o certain_o to_o powder_n the_o prophet_n david_n have_v so_o smart_v by_o have_v break_v two_o of_o the_o number_n the_o one_o with_o bathshebah_n and_o the_o other_o against_o uriah_n as_o to_o have_v make_v a_o new_a covenant_n with_o god_n almighty_a that_o if_o he_o will_v teach_v he_o once_o more_o 33._o the_o way_n of_o his_o statute_n he_o will_v not_o fail_v for_o the_o future_a to_o keep_v they_o whole_a unto_o the_o end_n and_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v keep_v they_o the_o more_o exact_o he_o lay_v they_o up_o in_o a_o 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duty_n will_v now_o at_o last_o so_o become_v his_o supreme_a delight_n that_o as_o he_o will_v not_o endure_v to_o do_v the_o thing_n which_o he_o abominate_v so_o as_o little_o will_v he_o be_v able_a to_o abstain_v from_o the_o duty_n he_o so_o much_o love_v thus_o at_o last_o he_o will_v be_v bring_v into_o that_o bless_a disability_n of_o wilful_a sin_v of_o which_o s._n john_n speak_v in_o his_o first_o epistle_n he_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n sin_v not_o 9_o neither_o can_v he_o say_v the_o apostle_n and_o that_o because_o he_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n that_o be_v he_o can_v sin_v wilful_o so_o as_o still_o to_o be_v regenerate_v
keep_v his_o commandment_n now_o the_o man_n be_v name_v who_o have_v not_o break_v the_o condition_n it_o will_v be_v easy_a to_o name_v the_o man_n in_o who_o the_o promise_n have_v be_v accomplish_v in_o the_o very_a 2._o same_o measure_n we_o meet_v to_o christ_n it_o be_v but_o just_a he_o shall_v mete_v to_o we_o if_o we_o will_v needs_o reject_v his_o precept_n how_o can_v he_o do_v less_o than_o neglect_v our_o prayer_n with_o what_o modesty_n can_v we_o expect_v that_o he_o shall_v give_v we_o what_o we_o desire_v whilst_o we_o pay_v he_o not_o the_o tribute_n which_o he_o command_v what_o encouragement_n have_v our_o saviour_n to_o be_v still_o gratify_v of_o we_o who_o common_a practice_n it_o be_v to_o incense_v or_o grieve_v he_o nay_o to_o deal_v free_o with_o our_o self_n and_o but_o ingenuous_o with_o christ_n what_o man_n be_v there_o among_o we_o who_o be_v not_o ready_a to_o confess_v that_o we_o have_v cross_v his_o will_n more_o than_o he_o have_v cross_v we_o have_v not_o he_o be_v more_o inclinable_a to_o grant_v our_o prayer_n than_o we_o common_o have_v be_v to_o yield_v obedience_n to_o his_o command_n what_o shall_v we_o many_o time_n have_v do_v for_o food_n and_o raiment_n how_o can_v we_o sow_v in_o the_o spring_n with_o any_o expectation_n to_o reap_v in_o autumn_n this_o may_v therefore_o be_v sufficient_a to_o free_v his_o promise_n from_o the_o objection_n that_o he_o perform_v more_o of_o it_o than_o we_o have_v do_v of_o the_o condition_n on_o which_o it_o be_v make_v nay_o as_o his_o promise_n be_v vast_o great_a than_o we_o have_v the_o goodness_n to_o deserve_v so_o his_o performance_n of_o it_o be_v more_o than_o we_o have_v the_o impudence_n to_o require_v for_o if_o we_o love_v he_o but_o little_a he_o grant_v we_o much_o if_o we_o obey_v he_o but_o seldom_o he_o thank_v we_o often_o and_o if_o he_o give_v we_o not_o all_o we_o ask_v it_o be_v because_o we_o do_v not_o love_v he_o with_o all_o the_o love_n that_o he_o require_v such_o as_o employ'_v our_o whole_a strength_n in_o the_o constant_a keep_n of_o his_o commandment_n sect._n 16._o the_o objection_n be_v thus_o answer_v and_o the_o promise_n of_o our_o saviour_n thereby_o make_v clear_a i_o proceed_v from_o the_o second_o to_o the_o three_o topick_n which_o i_o propose_v that_o be_v to_o such_o a_o kind_n of_o reason_v as_o the_o natural_a man_n himself_o will_v not_o easy_o contradict_v sect._n 17._o first_o it_o will_v be_v grant_v by_o all_o the_o world_n as_o well_o by_o the_o jew_n as_o by_o the_o christian_a as_o well_o by_o the_o heathen_a as_o by_o the_o jew_n as_o well_o by_o the_o atheist_n as_o by_o the_o heathen_a all_o will_v say_v with_o one_o mouth_n that_o they_o desire_v to_o be_v happy_a and_o that_o happiness_n be_v so_o lovely_a they_o can_v choose_v but_o desire_v it_o perfect_a happiness_n be_v the_o object_n which_o alone_o can_v fall_v under_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o will_n it_o be_v as_o natural_a to_o desire_v it_o as_o for_o a_o stone_n to_o tend_v downward_o indeed_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o mistake_v but_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o refuse_v it_o i_o say_v it_o be_v easy_a to_o mistake_v a_o false_a happiness_n for_o a_o true_a and_o to_o refuse_v the_o true_a happiness_n in_o adherence_n unto_o a_o false_a one_o but_o happiness_n can_v be_v refuse_v by_o any_o man_n who_o do_v believe_v it_o be_v true_o such_o consummate_v happiness_n be_v the_o centre_n towards_o which_o we_o all_o travail_n let_v our_o error_n and_o vice_n be_v what_o they_o will_v and_o however_o we_o may_v differ_v about_o the_o way_n that_o lead_v to_o it_o yet_o we_o agree_v in_o our_o intention_n to_o hit_v the_o end_n for_o though_o there_o be_v that_o seek_v death_n and_o with_o hell_n be_v at_o agreement_n and_o pull_v destruction_n upon_o themselves_o with_o the_o work_n of_o their_o hand_n yet_o it_o be_v because_o they_o mistake_v their_o bliss_n not_o because_o they_o prefer_v their_o misery_n every_o man_n in_o the_o world_n do_v love_v the_o quench_n of_o his_o thirst_n desire_n be_v the_o thirst_n of_o every_o man_n soul_n satisfaction_n be_v the_o quench_n of_o all_o desire_n and_o though_o a_o man_n wander_v never_o so_o much_o in_o the_o way_n that_o he_o be_v go_v yet_o the_o end_n of_o his_o journey_n be_v satisfaction_n so_o that_o aim_v as_o we_o do_v at_o be_v happy_a and_o set_v out_o as_o we_o do_v from_o the_o pure_a hand_n of_o a_o creator_n we_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o miss_v of_o happiness_n be_v there_o not_o many_o way_n of_o err_a betwixt_o the_o circumference_n and_o the_o centre_n epicurus_n go_v one_o way_n eudoxus_n another_o diodorus_n a_o three_o herillus_n a_o four_o the_o stoic_n a_o five_o the_o peripatetic_n a_o six_o as_o have_v be_v 6._o elsewhere_o observe_v the_o gymnosophist_n a_o seven_o the_o herodian_o a_o eight_o the_o mahomedans_n a_o nine_o and_o we_o who_o be_v christian_n do_v go_v a_o ten_o but_o all_o agree_v in_o their_o desire_n of_o be_v as_o happy_a as_o it_o be_v possible_a this_o i_o therefore_o set_v down_o as_o my_o first_o postulatum_fw-la and_o as_o that_o which_o will_v be_v grant_v by_o man_n of_o all_o sect_n that_o though_o happiness_n be_v mistake_v by_o several_a sect_n and_o as_o diverse_o define_v as_o it_o be_v misunderstand_v yet_o to_o be_v absolute_o happy_a in_o the_o general_a notion_n of_o the_o word_n be_v the_o common_a desire_n of_o all_o the_o world_n sect._n 18._o it_o will_v second_o be_v grant_v by_o man_n of_o all_o sect_n that_o a_o man_n happiness_n do_v consist_v in_o the_o complete_a satisfaction_n of_o his_o desire_n for_o our_o desire_n be_v our_o capacity_n or_o our_o emptiness_n of_o soul._n how_o much_o soever_o we_o do_v desire_n so_o much_o we_o want_v and_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o now_o because_o there_o be_v nothing_o which_o nature_n hate_v more_o than_o to_o be_v empty_a or_o in_o want_n there_o can_v be_v nothing_o more_o natural_a than_o to_o covet_v a_o fullness_n or_o satisfaction_n but_o the_o large_a of_o vessel_n can_v want_v no_o more_o than_o it_o will_v hold_v nor_o can_v it_o covet_v more_o than_o will_v make_v it_o full_a and_o therefore_o the_o fill_n of_o our_o desire_n vessel_n of_o infinite_a capacity_n can_v choose_v but_o be_v that_o wherein_o our_o happiness_n do_v consist_v which_o fulfil_v of_o our_o desire_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o contentment_n or_o satisfaction_n sect._n 19_o now_o hence_o it_o follow_v avoidable_a that_o if_o a_o man_n happiness_n do_v consist_v in_o the_o complete_a satisfaction_n of_o his_o desire_n and_o if_o that_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o absolute_a contentment_n or_o self-sufficience_a and_o if_o the_o commandment_n of_o christ_n do_v tie_v we_o up_o or_o oblige_v we_o to_o such_o contentment_n then_o his_o commandment_n of_o necessity_n do_v make_v it_o our_o duty_n to_o be_v happy_a and_o by_o consequence_n a_o happiness_n to_o do_v our_o duty_n in_o this_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v deny_v no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o by_o the_o atheist_n unless_o it_o be_v that_o christ_n commandment_n do_v oblige_v we_o to_o contentment_n or_o self-sufficience_a and_o that_o will_v easy_o be_v prove_v by_o the_o tenor_n of_o they_o which_o himself_o have_v sum_v up_o in_o the_o 12_o chap._n of_o s._n mark_n v_o 30_o 31._o where_o all_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n be_v say_v to_o hang_v upon_o these_o two_o hinge_n thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n with_o all_o thy_o mind_n with_o all_o thy_o soul_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o strength_n and_o thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o now_o he_o that_o love_v god_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n will_v in_o he_o set_v up_o his_o rest_n his_o whole_a delight_n will_v be_v in_o he_o his_o whole_a dependence_n will_v be_v on_o he_o he_o will_v not_o love_v either_o the_o world_n or_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n in_o whatsoever_o state_n he_o be_v he_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o be_v content_a he_o will_v not_o with_o martha_n be_v solicitous_a and_o careful_a of_o many_o thing_n but_o espowse_n with_o mary_n the_o one_o thing_n that_o be_v necessary_a 41._o he_o will_v be_v inward_o full_a of_o joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n his_o conversation_n will_v be_v in_o heaven_n and_o the_o tranquillity_n of_o his_o conscience_n will_v be_v the_o beginning_n of_o his_o bliss_n thus_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v with_o he_o who_o be_v perfect_o amorous_a of_o his_o maker_n and_o perfect_o amorous_a of_o his_o maker_n he_o needs_o must_v be_v who_o love_v he_o with_o all_o his_o heart_n and_o soul._n this_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o our_o whole_a duty_n towards_o god_n and_o this_o be_v the_o
pass_v what_o he_o command_v by_o power_n perfect_o irresistible_a and_o that_o the_o sea_n can_v not_o possible_o noâ—…_n have_v do_v what_o it_o do_v it_o do_v rather_o not_o resist_v than_o obey_v the_o precept_n for_o the_o sea_n in_o that_o calm_a be_v mere_o passive_a and_o by_o a_o usual_a catachrésis_n be_v say_v to_o do_v what_o in_o propriety_n of_o speech_n it_o do_v only_o suffer_v sect._n 9_o yet_o i_o shall_v venture_v to_o draw_v a_o motive_n to_o our_o obedience_n by_o way_n of_o choice_n from_o the_o obedience_n of_o other_o creature_n which_o be_v by_o way_n of_o necessity_n because_o i_o find_v it_o the_o very_a method_n which_o god_n himself_o be_v please_v to_o use_v whilst_o he_o be_v preach_v to_o a_o rebellious_a revolt_a people_n jer._n 5._o 22_o 23._o for_o there_o he_o press_v they_o to_o obedience_n from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o sea_n which_o though_o unwieldy_a and_o impetuous_a and_o apt_a to_o be_v gad_v of_o itself_o be_v yet_o so_o bind_v and_o bridle_v up_o by_o the_o command_n of_o its_o creator_n as_o that_o it_o never_o transgress_v in_o any_o kind_n now_o what_o reason_n be_v there_o assignable_a why_o we_o be_v able_a to_o rebel_v than_o the_o mighty_a ocean_n it_o be_v not_o sure_a that_o we_o be_v strong_a much_o less_o be_v it_o that_o god_n be_v weak_a in_o reference_n to_o we_o than_o he_o be_v to_o it._n the_o reason_n therefore_o must_v be_v take_v from_o the_o condition_n of_o our_o will_n and_o from_o the_o different_a operation_n which_o god_n exert_v upon_o we_o and_o inferior_a creature_n on_o we_o he_o work_v by_o his_o grace_n in_o such_o a_o competent_a kind_n of_o measure_n as_o that_o he_o leave_v we_o a_o possibility_n either_o to_o use_v or_o to_o abuse_v it_o on_o they_o he_o work_v by_o his_o omnipotence_n in_o such_o a_o overrule_a and_o compulsatory_a way_n as_o to_o make_v their_o obedience_n become_v their_o nature_n if_o god_n shall_v operate_v upon_o we_o by_o the_o same_o almightiness_n by_o which_o he_o place_v the_o sand_n for_o the_o bind_v of_o the_o sea_n and_o by_o which_o he_o be_v able_a to_o subdue_v 15._o all_o thing_n unto_o himself_o one_o of_o these_o two_o absurdity_n will_v unavoidable_o follow_v from_o it_o either_o first_o that_o it_o be_v as_o impossible_a for_o man_n to_o violate_v god_n law_n as_o for_o the_o sea_n to_o expatiate_v beyond_o the_o bound_n which_o he_o have_v set_v it_o or_o that_o second_o it_o be_v as_o easy_a for_o the_o sea_n to_o break_v forth_o beyond_o its_o bound_n as_o for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v a_o sinner_n or_o a_o transgressor_n of_o the_o law_n but_o because_o these_o two_o be_v most_o insufferable_a absurdity_n it_o therefore_o follow_v of_o necessity_n that_o god_n work_v otherwise_o upon_o we_o than_o he_o do_v upon_o irrational_a and_o senseless_a creature_n on_o they_o by_o power_n irresistible_a on_o we_o by_o a_o moral_a persuasion_n only_o which_o may_v strong_o incline_v but_o not_o enforce_v we_o nor_o can_v any_o reason_n be_v give_v except_v only_o this_o one_o why_o man_n and_o woman_n who_o be_v endue_v with_o so_o much_o reason_n and_o education_n shall_v show_v themselves_o more_o unruly_a than_o the_o fire_n or_o the_o whirlwind_n with_o which_o it_o be_v act_v than_o the_o sea_n or_o the_o tempest_n wherewith_o it_o be_v drive_v never_o be_v it_o once_o hear_v that_o god_n do_v utter_v any_o such_o wish_n o_o that_o the_o sea_n have_v be_v obedient_a o_o that_o the_o wind_n have_v not_o revolt_v o_o that_o the_o fire_n have_v do_v exact_o as_o i_o command_v for_o these_o do_v never_o disobey_v the_o absolute_a will_n of_o their_o creator_n but_o god_n be_v oftentimes_o wish_v throughout_o the_o scripture_n o_o 29._o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o heart_n in_o they_o that_o they_o will_v 39_o fear_v i_o and_o keep_v all_o my_o commandment_n always_o o_o that_o they_o be_v wise_a that_o they_o understand_v this_o that_o they_o will_v consider_v their_o late_a end_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o we_o fail_v in_o our_o obedience_n to_o the_o conditional_a will_n of_o god_n although_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o we_o do_v give_v we_o ability_n to_o obey_v nor_o do_v we_o only_o find_v he_o wish_v in_o relation_n to_o the_o present_a or_o future_a time_n o_o that_o they_o be_v wise_a that_o they_o will_v consider_v but_o he_o have_v wish_n also_o which_o look_v on_o what_o be_v absolute_o pass_v o_o that_o my_o people_n have_v walk_v in_o my_o way_n o_o that_o thou_o have_v hearken_v to_o my_o 18._o commandment_n o_o that_o thou_o have_v know_v the_o thing_n that_o belong_v unto_o thy_o peace_n which_o what_o less_o can_v it_o imply_v than_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o grace_n with_o the_o natural_a freedom_n of_o the_o will_n whereby_o those_o rebel_n have_v be_v enable_v before_o they_o actual_o rebel_v to_o have_v abstain_v from_o those_o rebellion_n for_o have_v not_o israel_n once_o be_v able_a to_o have_v walk_v in_o god_n way_n before_o the_o habit_n which_o they_o get_v of_o walk_v only_o in_o their_o own_o god_n can_v never_o have_v express_v himself_o by_o wish_v o_o that_o israel_n have_v walk_v in_o my_o way_n for_o that_o have_v be_v in_o effect_n as_o if_o his_o wish_n have_v run_v thus_o o_o that_o israel_n have_v do_v what_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o they_o to_o do_v so_o as_o it_o be_v evident_a even_o from_o hence_o that_o man_n do_v break_v his_o commandment_n not_o for_o want_v of_o a_o ability_n but_o will_v to_o keep_v they_o we_o want_v nothing_o but_o love_n to_o make_v we_o as_o dutiful_a out_o of_o choice_n as_o the_o other_o creature_n be_v out_o of_o absolute_a necessity_n and_o it_o be_v our_o fault_n we_o want_v the_o habit_n because_o we_o want_v not_o the_o motive_n or_o mean_n of_o love_n for_o not_o to_o repeat_v the_o mean_n and_o motive_n which_o i_o have_v 10._o former_o reckon_v up_o on_o the_o like_a occasion_n it_o shall_v suffice_v i_o to_o say_v at_o present_a that_z god_n be_v in_o christ_n reconcile_n the_o world_n unto_o himself_o as_o well_o as_o by_o and_o through_o christ_n reconcile_a himself_n unto_o the_o world_n we_o have_v the_o mean_n from_o without_o for_o he_o have_v give_v we_o himself_o to_o make_v we_o love_v he_o which_o why_o shall_v we_o not_o do_v when_o he_o be_v every_o way_n lovely_a or_o rather_o loveliness_n itself_o we_o have_v the_o mean_n from_o within_o for_o he_o have_v give_v we_o his_o grace_n whereby_o to_o love_v he_o and_o though_o by_o a_o argument_n ab_fw-la effectu_fw-la we_o often_o prove_v it_o not_o irresistible_a yet_o we_o can_v but_o confess_v it_o to_o be_v sufficient_a because_o he_o command_v we_o to_o love_v he_o and_o for_o the_o love_n we_o bear_v to_o he_o to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n nor_o do_v he_o command_v impossibility_n he_o expect_v not_o to_o reap_v but_o after_o the_o 12._o measure_n that_o he_o have_v sow_v the_o high_a pitch_n of_o his_o command_n be_v that_o we_o love_v he_o with_o all_o our_o heart_n that_o be_v to_o say_v with_o all_o our_o might_n or_o with_o the_o utmost_a of_o our_o ability_n and_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o we_o be_v able_a to_o love_v he_o as_o perfect_o as_o we_o be_v able_a because_o the_o negative_a to_o that_o will_v be_v a_o flat_a contradiction_n and_o so_o it_o be_v very_o sound_a logic_n to_o say_v we_o can_v love_v our_o saviour_n because_o we_o ought_v what_o it_o be_v a_o duty_n for_o we_o to_o do_v be_v therefore_o possible_a to_o be_v dâ—…n_v sect._n 10._o why_o then_o do_v we_o not_o love_v he_o whilst_o it_o be_v so_o evident_a that_o we_o be_v able_a and_o if_o we_o do_v love_v he_o as_o we_o be_v able_a why_o not_o give_v he_o our_o obedience_n as_o the_o great_a expression_n of_o our_o love_n why_o shall_v the_o privilege_n of_o our_o reason_n make_v we_o more_o liable_a to_o rebellion_n and_o by_o consequence_n more_o unreasonable_a than_o that_o inferior_a sort_n of_o creature_n which_o have_v no_o reason_n at_o all_o be_v those_o vassal_n of_o the_o almighty_a so_o whole_o addict_v to_o his_o command_n and_o shall_v we_o who_o be_v his_o child_n be_v most_o averse_a shall_v we_o despise_v the_o riches_n of_o his_o goodness_n and_o forbearance_n because_o he_o be_v willing_a that_o his_o goodness_n shall_v fair_o lead_v we_o into_o repentance_n and_o not_o that_o his_o omnipotence_n shall_v drag_v we_o to_o it_o shall_v we_o be_v evil_a so_o much_o the_o rather_o because_o he_o be_v good_a and_o offend_v the_o more_o bold_o because_o his_o grace_n have_v abound_v to_o we_o shall_v we_o break_v his_o commandment_n because_o he_o have_v put_v it_o unto_o our_o choice_n and_o not_o inforâ—…ed_v we_o to_o keep_v they_o against_o our_o will_n
less_o the_o great_a which_o he_o require_v our_o obedience_n unto_o christ_n like_o christ_n obedience_n unto_o the_o father_n must_v not_o only_o be_v pay_v to_o some_o but_o to_o all_o his_o commandment_n without_o exception_n all_o that_o abigail_n can_v but_o say_v christ_n jesus_n act_v for_o she_o desire_v to_o wash_v the_o foot_n of_o the_o servant_n of_o her_o lord_n but_o he_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la do_v wash_v the_o foot_n of_o 41._o the_o servant_n of_o himself_o who_o yet_o be_v their_o lord_n and_o david_n too_o so_o very_o low_o go_v our_o saviour_n in_o the_o active_a part_n of_o his_o obedience_n but_o his_o passive_a be_v lower_v yet_o not_o only_o to_o the_o death_n which_o be_v the_o wage_n of_o disobedience_n but_o to_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n too_o the_o worst_a of_o death_n and_o the_o most_o terrible_a whether_o we_o consider_v its_o shame_n or_o torment_v by_o such_o incomparable_a obedience_n both_o active_a and_o passive_a do_v the_o love_n of_o our_o saviour_n express_v itself_o and_o shall_v not_o our_o love_n to_o he_o express_v itself_o in_o our_o be_v clean_a in_o the_o keep_n of_o ourselves_o unspotted_a from_o the_o world_n shall_v we_o adventure_v to_o be_v the_o worse_a for_o his_o goodness_n to_o we_o or_o violate_v his_o precept_n with_o peace_n and_o comfort_n because_o we_o know_v he_o die_v our_o sacrifice_n and_o be_v our_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o propitiation_n for_o all_o our_o sin_n no_o let_v we_o strive_v against_o sin_n though_o we_o resist_v it_o unto_o blood_n and_o resist_v it_o so_o much_o the_o rather_o because_o oblige_v to_o it_o by_o he_o who_o be_v a_o god_n ready_a to_o pardon_v if_o he_o be_v prodigal_a of_o his_o life_n when_o he_o can_v spend_v it_o to_o our_o advantage_n why_o shall_v we_o niggardly_o keep_v our_o life_n when_o it_o be_v the_o thrivingst_a course_n to_o lose_v they_o that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a case_n wherein_o we_o may_v save_v they_o to_o our_o loss_n and_o that_o again_o there_o be_v a_o case_n wherein_o we_o may_v lose_v they_o to_o our_o advantage_n be_v the_o peremptory_a assertion_n of_o christ_n himself_o he_o that_o will_v save_v his_o life_n shall_v lose_v it_o and_o he_o that_o will_v lose_v his_o life_n for_o my_o sake_n the_o same_o shall_v save_v it_o now_o till_o we_o come_v to_o this_o pitch_n of_o be_v able_a in_o time_n of_o trial_n to_o lose_v a_o life_n for_o christ_n sake_n we_o have_v not_o satisfy_v the_o text_n in_o its_o full_a importance_n and_o by_o consequence_n till_o we_o have_v we_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o be_v teach_v from_o another_o topick_n i_o mean_v we_o ought_v to_o be_v persuade_v by_o see_v the_o terror_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o at_o least_o to_o be_v fright_v by_o they_o and_o consider_v that_o s._n paul_n have_v comprehend_v they_o all_o at_o once_o in_o that_o short_a pandect_a of_o imprecation_n his_o dreadful_a anathema_n maranatha_n as_o also_o consider_v that_o the_o sin_n by_o which_o those_o curse_n be_v all_o incur_v do_v all_o arise_v from_o this_o fountain_n a_o most_o unnatural_a want_n of_o love_n to_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n i_o can_v think_v of_o a_o fit_a text_n whereon_o to_o continue_v my_o meditation_n than_o that_o sentence_n of_o s._n paul_n in_o his_o first_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n if_o any_o man_n love_v not_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n let_v he_o be_v anathema_n maranatha_n and_o this_o i_o mean_v shall_v be_v the_o subject_n of_o the_o second_o part_n of_o my_o design_n the_o introduction_n to_o the_o second_o part._n sect._n 1_o among_o the_o many_o oblige_a title_n which_o god_n in_o reference_n to_o man_n vouchsafe_v to_o take_v upon_o himself_o there_o be_v not_o any_o so_o apt_a to_o melt_v we_o as_o that_o of_o eridegroom_n for_o whilst_o in_o other_o relation_n to_o we_o he_o be_v the_o object_n of_o our_o fear_n our_o adoration_n our_o admiration_n and_o the_o like_a still_o in_o the_o quality_n of_o a_o bridegroom_n all_o he_o draw_v from_o we_o be_v love_n and_o if_o we_o weigh_v the_o chief_a ingredient_n which_o be_v prescribe_v to_o make_v up_o and_o compound_v a_o christian_n every_o grain_n of_o pure_a love_n will_v go_v as_o far_o as_o many_o pound_n of_o our_o awe_n and_o wonder_n faith_n and_o hope_n be_v great_a virtue_n but_o love_n be_v great_a and_o that_o as_o for_o many_o other_o reason_n so_o in_o particular_a also_o for_o this_o that_o god_n be_v never_o yet_o say_v to_o be_v faith_n or_o hope_v nor_o be_v it_o possible_a for_o he_o to_o be_v so_o but_o s._n john_n have_v say_v plain_o 4â—…_n that_o god_n be_v love_n and_o therefore_o love_n of_o all_o grace_n make_v we_o most_o to_o resemble_v the_o god_n that_o make_v we_o it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o faith_n and_o hope_n must_v help_v to_o carry_v we_o into_o heaven_n but_o holy_a love_n beside_o that_o will_v keep_v we_o company_n when_o we_o be_v there_o our_o love_n indeed_o shall_v there_o be_v perfect_v but_o only_o perfect_v into_o love_n that_o though_o it_o shall_v cease_v to_o be_v incomplete_a it_o shall_v not_o cease_v to_o be_v itself_o whereas_o our_o faith_n and_o our_o hope_n shall_v be_v for_o ever_o do_v away_o for_o that_o shall_v die_v into_o experience_n and_o so_o shall_v this_o into_o fruition_n sect._n 2._o to_o fear_v and_o honour_v he_o that_o make_v we_o be_v a_o most_o acceptable_a service_n mal._n 1._o 6._o but_o very_o passionate_o to_o love_v he_o do_v please_v he_o far_o beyond_o both_o it_o be_v absolute_o in_o vain_a that_o we_o do_v honour_n he_o as_o a_o father_n or_o that_o we_o fear_v he_o as_o a_o lord_n unless_o we_o love_v he_o as_o a_o bridegroom_n who_o have_v betroth_v we_o to_o himself_o take_v away_o love_n and_o fear_n have_v torment_n or_o take_v away_o love_n and_o honour_n degenerate_v into_o hypocrisy_n both_o be_v servile_a in_o themselves_o until_o our_o love_n do_v manumit_v they_o and_o make_v they_o free_a our_o fear_n and_o our_o honour_n be_v only_o welcome_a for_o our_o love_n sake_n whereas_o our_o sole_a or_o single_a love_n be_v welcome_a to_o he_o for_o its_o 83._o own_o sect._n 3_o nor_o may_v you_o think_v that_o i_o have_v name_v the_o utmost_a privilege_n of_o love_n above_o other_o grace_n for_o love_n alone_o be_v that_o motion_n or_o affection_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o which_o we_o render_v back_o to_o god_n though_o not_o ex_fw-la aequo_fw-la yet_o de_fw-la simili_fw-la a_o noble_a kind_n of_o retaliation_n if_o he_o be_v angry_a we_o be_v to_o tremble_v not_o to_o be_v angry_a with_o he_o again_o if_o he_o command_v we_o must_v obey_v and_o if_o he_o censure_v we_o must_v adore_v he_o but_o by_o no_o mean_n presume_v to_o return_v the_o like_a nay_o if_o he_o save_v we_o or_o set_v we_o free_a we_o can_v thank_v he_o for_o it_o in_o kind_n we_o can_v make_v he_o a_o retribution_n either_o of_o safety_n or_o of_o deliverance_n but_o when_o he_o condescend_v to_o love_v we_o we_o can_v and_o must_v love_v he_o without_o the_o arrogance_n of_o take_v too_o much_o upon_o we_o ibid._n for_o to_o this_o very_a end_n do_v he_o begin_v to_o we_o in_o love_n that_o though_o we_o never_o can_v requite_v yet_o at_o least_o we_o may_v pledge_v he_o with_o love_n for_o love_n sect._n 4._o again_o of_o all_o the_o emanation_n or_o affection_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v that_o alone_a which_o carry_v with_o it_o its_o own_o reward_n i_o mean_v a_o pleasure_n ib._n and_o satisfaction_n which_o can_v admit_v of_o a_o allay_n by_o either_o repentance_n or_o satiety_n indeed_o to_o love_v he_o for_o somewhat_o else_o be_v to_o receive_v no_o great_a pleasure_n than_o somewhat_o else_o have_v the_o luck_n to_o affect_v we_o with_o but_o to_o love_v he_o for_o himself_o be_v to_o 30._o possess_v the_o very_a end_n because_o the_o object_n of_o our_o love_n for_o the_o great_a enjoyment_n of_o such_o a_o lover_n be_v still_o to_o love_v what_o he_o enjoy_v hence_o it_o be_v that_o s._n austin_n do_v argue_v thus_o in_o his_o confession_n thou_o have_v command_v i_o lord_n to_o love_v thou_o and_o do_v threaten_v i_o with_o hell_n if_o i_o love_v thou_o not_o whereas_o it_o be_v hell_n enough_o to_o i_o that_o i_o can_v love_v thou_o enough_o for_o to_o love_v thou_o as_o i_o ought_v as_o thou_o deserve_v and_o i_o desire_v will_v be_v at_o once_o the_o great_a duty_n and_o high_a reward_n to_o be_v imagine_v it_o will_v not_o only_o be_v my_o task_n but_o my_o heaven_n to_o love_v thou_o sect._n 5._o now_o when_o interest_n and_o honour_n conspire_v with_o pleasure_n and_o satisfaction_n to_o make_v we_o kind_a may_v it_o not_o seem_v a_o great_a wonder_n
that_o such_o a_o thing_n shall_v be_v suppose_v as_o that_o a_o christian_n shall_v not_o love_v the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n let_v we_o examine_v if_o you_o please_v how_o very_o natural_a it_o be_v to_o love_v he_o that_o so_o our_o wonder_n may_v be_v the_o less_o at_o the_o severity_n of_o the_o curse_n which_o our_o apostle_n thunder_v out_o against_o as_o many_o as_o love_v he_o not_o sect._n 6._o first_o it_o be_v natural_a for_o we_o as_o man_n to_o love_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o almighty_a because_o by_o they_o we_o have_v the_o pleasure_n of_o stay_v our_o hunger_n and_o our_o thirst_n the_o pleasure_n of_o give_v satisfaction_n to_o all_o our_o appetite_n and_o needs_o next_o it_o be_v every_o whit_n as_o natural_a to_o love_v that_o love_n of_o the_o almighty_a from_o whence_o those_o gift_n be_v derive_v to_o we_o and_o then_o how_o natural_a be_v the_o transition_n from_o our_o love_n of_o his_o love_n unto_o a_o yet_o great_a love_n of_o he_o that_o love_v we_o for_o such_o a_o free_a lover_n of_o soul_n must_v needs_o himself_o be_v more_o lovely_a than_o all_o his_o love_n as_o much_o as_o the_o agent_n than_o the_o act_n or_o the_o cause_n than_o the_o effect_n sect._n 7_o again_o be_v we_o never_o so_o debauch_v we_o can_v possible_o abstain_v from_o be_v kind_a unto_o ourselves_o and_o as_o little_a from_o be_v kind_a unto_o the_o benefit_n and_o blessing_n which_o we_o enjoy_v and_o be_v so_o kind_a unto_o the_o benefit_n we_o shall_v as_o little_o methinks_v abstain_v from_o be_v kind_a to_o the_o benevolence_n from_o which_o those_o benefit_n must_v needs_o proceed_v how_o much_o less_o shall_v we_o be_v able_a to_o abstain_v from_o be_v kind_a to_o the_o benefactor_n who_o be_v the_o source_n and_o the_o fountain_n of_o that_o benevolence_n certain_o nothing_o ipsum_fw-la can_v be_v vile_a than_o to_o love_v the_o mere_a gift_n above_o the_o giver_n nothing_o more_o contumelious_a to_o he_o that_o give_v they_o sect._n 8._o and_o if_o it_o be_v natural_a for_o we_o as_o man_n to_o love_v our_o god_n as_o god_n only_o or_o at_o least_o as_o the_o giver_n of_o our_o enjoyment_n how_o much_o more_o as_o god_n in_o christ_n reconcile_a we_o all_o unto_o himself_o he_o be_v the_o maker_n and_o the_o preserver_n and_o so_o at_o least_o the_o benefactor_n of_o all_o thing_n else_o but_o the_o redeemer_n the_o restorer_n the_o reconciler_n only_o of_o we_o as_o god_n incarnate_a he_o converse_v with_o man_n on_o earth_n and_o as_o such_o in_o special_a manner_n we_o still_o converse_v with_o he_o in_o heaven_n i_o therefore_o say_v in_o special_a manner_n because_o to_o address_v ourselves_o to_o god_n as_o he_o be_v infinite_a and_o invisisible_a a_o self-subsisting_a existence_n from_o everlasting_a to_o everlasting_a be_v not_o only_o apt_a to_o dazzle_v but_o to_o distract_v our_o understanding_n our_o thought_n be_v lose_v in_o this_o ocean_n as_o the_o drop_n of_o a_o bucket_n and_o where_o our_o thought_n be_v hardly_o fix_v it_o be_v hard_a to_o fasten_v our_o affection_n but_o now_o to_o address_v ourselves_o to_o god_n in_o the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n as_o he_o be_v manifest_a in_o the_o flesh_n and_o hypostatical_o unite_v to_o human_a nature_n to_o settle_v our_o affection_n and_o thought_n upon_o he_o both_o as_o our_o sacrifice_n and_o our_o priest_n our_o elder_a brother_n and_o our_o advocate_n as_o one_o incessant_o plead_v for_o we_o and_o reconcile_a we_o to_o himself_o this_o be_v to_o take_v he_o at_o the_o advantage_n of_o his_o descend_v to_o our_o infirmity_n and_o as_o it_o be_v to_o lay_v hold_n both_o on_o his_o majesty_n and_o his_o mercy_n whilst_o he_o be_v thus_o stoop_v down_o to_o our_o low_a embrace_n and_o therefore_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v be_v find_v so_o void_a of_o grace_n and_o good_a nature_n as_o not_o to_o love_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n both_o as_o a_o bridegroom_n and_o a_o redeemer_n who_o never_o have_v buy_v but_o to_o espouse_v we_o and_o court_n our_o kindness_n under_o the_o title_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n he_o can_v deserve_v a_o mild_a curse_n than_o that_o of_o anathema_n maranatha_n which_o though_o the_o frightful'st_a and_o the_o most_o dismal_a that_o any_o poor_a caitiff_n can_v undergo_v be_v yet_o the_o mild_a and_o the_o most_o gentle_a that_o our_o apostle_n can_v in_o conscience_n condemn_v they_o to_o who_o shall_v be_v find_v not_o to_o love_n the_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n shall_v the_o very_a soul_n of_o man_n be_v whole_o dissolve_v into_o love_n â—…twould_v be_v no_o more_o than_o he_o deserve_v for_o the_o excess_n of_o who_o love_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v affirm_v that_o he_o be_v love_n and_o consider_v how_o much_o the_o cause_n be_v more_o noble_a than_o the_o effect_n as_o i_o say_v before_o it_o be_v very_o evident_a that_o our_o saviour_n shall_v be_v much_o dear_a to_o we_o than_o our_o salvation_n the_o name_n bernard_n of_o jesus_n a_o saviour_n how_o delicious_a to_o our_o mouth_n ought_v it_o to_o be_v when_o ever_o we_o speak_v it_o how_o melodious_a to_o our_o ear_n when_o ever_o we_o hear_v it_o and_o what_o a_o jubily_n to_o our_o heart_n whensoever_o we_o do_v ruminate_v or_o think_v upon_o it_o have_v therefore_o such_o a_o name_n as_o be_v above_o every_o name_n the_o name_n of_o jesus_n a_o saviour_n 12._o nor_o that_o temporal_a but_o eternal_a he_o needs_o must_v challenge_v such_o a_o love_n as_o be_v above_o every_o love_n not_o only_o of_o our_o sin_n but_o of_o ourselves_o too_o and_o therefore_o well_o might_n s._n paul_n upon_o the_o foul_a supposition_n that_o can_v be_v make_v of_o a_o malefactor_n pronounce_v the_o formidabl'st_a sentence_n that_o can_v be_v utter_v by_o any_o judge_n if_o any_o man_n love_v not_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n let_v he_o be_v 22._o anathema_n maranatha_n sect._n 9_o these_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n which_o i_o have_v think_v a_o fit_a subject_n for_o the_o second_o part_n of_o my_o design_n be_v first_o of_o all_o to_o have_v a_o general_n and_o then_o a_o more_o special_a consideration_n their_o part_n in_o the_o general_n be_v brief_o three_o first_o the_o necessary_a duty_n which_o be_v incumbent_n on_o a_o christian_a and_o that_o be_v the_o love_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n next_o the_o latitude_n or_o extent_n of_o the_o obligingness_n of_o the_o duty_n which_o do_v not_o reach_v only_o to_o some_o but_o to_o all_o in_o general_n and_o this_o be_v imply_v in_o the_o indefinite_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o any_o man_n love_v he_o not_o three_o the_o dreadfulness_n of_o the_o danger_n to_o whosoever_o shall_v despise_v or_o neglect_v the_o duty_n and_o this_o be_v express_v in_o the_o sentence_n of_o esto_fw-la anathema_n maranatha_n so_o that_o in_o order_n to_o the_o more_o plain_a and_o useful_a handle_n of_o the_o text_n which_o be_v propose_v only_o to_o profit_n and_o not_o to_o please_v we_o we_o be_v to_o fasten_v our_o present_a thought_n upon_o these_o three_o subject_n of_o meditation_n first_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o love_n which_o be_v here_o require_v next_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o curse_n which_o be_v here_o denounce_v three_o the_o mean_n we_o be_v to_o use_v to_o attain_v the_o first_o and_o in_o consequence_n of_o that_o to_o escape_v the_o second_o chap._n i._n sect._n 1_o to_o understand_v the_o first_o aright_o we_o be_v to_o christ._n view_v the_o grace_n of_o love_n by_o several_a step_n of_o gradation_n first_o of_o all_o we_o be_v to_o view_v it_o as_o it_o be_v fasten_v upon_o god_n and_o so_o be_v contradistinguish_v to_o all_o other_o love_n such_o as_o be_v the_o love_n of_o man_n whether_o our_o neighbour_n or_o ourselves_o the_o love_n of_o our_o body_n and_o of_o our_o soul_n and_o so_o of_o all_o other_o creature_n not_o only_o such_o as_o be_v unlawful_a and_o under_o a_o special_a prohibition_n but_o also_o such_o as_o be_v command_v and_o of_o necessity_n to_o be_v love_v it_o must_v be_v opposite_a to_o the_o former_a and_o huge_o transcendent_a unto_o the_o late_a and_o then_o it_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o love_n as_o fasten_v in_o general_a upon_o god_n but_o we_o be_v second_o to_o consider_v it_o in_o its_o particular_a application_n i_o mean_v its_o appropriation_n to_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n and_o this_o again_o in_o a_o threefold_a respect_n as_o he_o be_v dominus_fw-la the_o lord_n who_o be_v to_o rule_v and_o reign_v over_o we_o and_o as_o jesus_n the_o saviour_n who_o be_v like_a joshua_n and_o the_o judge_n at_o once_o to_o deliver_v and_o to_o conduct_v we_o and_o as_o christ_n the_o messiah_n in_o all_o his_o office_n at_o once_o in_o that_o of_o teach_v and_o blessing_n and_o sway_v his_o sceptre_n
of_o humility_n with_o s._n paul_n of_o obedience_n with_o abraham_n and_o of_o chastity_n with_o joseph_n nor_o let_v this_o pass_v for_o a_o mere_a fanciful_a and_o conceit_a way_n of_o reason_v for_o it_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o old_a and_o orthodox_n divine_v sanguinem_fw-la si_fw-la semel_fw-la pro_fw-la christo_fw-la ponere_fw-la 1052._o non_fw-la potes_fw-la saltem_fw-la mitiori_fw-la quodam_fw-la sed_fw-la longiori_fw-la martyrio_fw-la pone_fw-la if_o thou_o can_v not_o all_o at_o once_o lie_v down_o thy_o life_n for_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n lay_v it_o down_o for_o he_o by_o a_o mild_a but_o long_a martyrdom_n for_o to_o forsake_v thy_o own_o will_n to_o send_v a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n to_o thy_o wed_a pleasure_n to_o crucify_v thy_o flesh_n with_o the_o affection_n and_o lust_n and_o so_o to_o mortify_v its_o member_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o earth_n be_v such_o a_o profitable_a and_o wholesome_a persecution_n of_o thyself_o and_o if_o it_o be_v any_o be_v such_o a_o prudent_a abbreviation_n of_o thy_o life_n as_o do_v most_o of_o all_o tend_v to_o its_o preservation_n it_o be_v better_a policy_n say_v the_o father_n 660._o to_o lose_v thy_o life_n that_o thou_o may_v keep_v it_o than_o by_o keep_v it_o for_o a_o time_n to_o lose_v it_o final_o and_o for_o ever_o chap._n ii_o sect._n 1_o have_v already_o speak_v enough_o touch_v christ._n the_o nature_n and_o degree_n of_o our_o love_n to_o christ_n it_o will_v next_o be_v needful_a to_o consider_v the_o sad_a condition_n of_o the_o curse_n to_o which_o the_o want_n of_o such_o love_n be_v here_o affirm_v to_o make_v we_o liable_a and_o in_o order_n to_o the_o right_a understanding_n of_o it_o we_o be_v to_o know_v the_o three_o degree_n of_o excommunicate_a sinner_n among_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v accommodate_v of_o old_a to_o the_o use_n of_o christian_n the_o first_o of_o these_o they_o call_v niddui_n the_o second_o talmud_n cherem_n the_o three_o shammatha_n and_o this_o last_o in_o signification_n be_v exact_o the_o same_o with_o maranatha_n in_o the_o text._n for_o shem_n in_o the_o chaldee_n import_v as_o much_o as_o marà n_v in_o syriac_n and_o athà _fw-la we_o see_v be_v affix_v to_o both_o niddui_n signify_v a_o exclusion_n but_o for_o 〈◊〉_d four_o pace_n only_o and_o from_o no_o great_a privilege_n than_o that_o of_o ordinary_a converse_n cherem_n signify_v exclusion_n 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o addition_n of_o imprecation_n out_o of_o which_o notwithstanding_o there_o be_v a_o hope_n of_o be_v free_v by_o a_o sound_a repentance_n whereas_o shammatha_n or_o maranatha_n 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o only_o a_o give_v up_o but_o also_o a_o final_o give_v over_o the_o anathematise_v person_n unto_o eternal_a condemnation_n maran_n atha_n be_v a_o expression_n under_o which_o the_o lord_n come_v and_o the_o most_o terrible_a of_o his_o judgement_n be_v synecdochical_o contain_v and_o for_o the_o better_a clear_n of_o it_o it_o may_v be_v explicate_v thus_o the_o lord_n be_v come_v and_o have_v suffer_v and_o he_o who_o now_o love_v he_o not_o be_v for_o ever_o unworthy_a of_o his_o love_n or_o let_v the_o lord_n come_v as_o cornelius_n à _fw-la lapide_fw-la or_o the_o lord_n shall_v come_v to_o judge_v and_o punish_v he_o or_o let_v such_o a_o sinner_n be_v anathema_n at_o the_o come_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o zegerus_n word_n it_o for_o though_o atha_n be_v the_o preterperfect_a tense_n yet_o it_o be_v common_a among_o the_o hebrew_n to_o set_v the_o preterperfect_a for_o either_o the_o present_a or_o the_o future_a or_o as_o here_o in_o a_o optative_a which_o have_v also_o the_o force_n of_o a_o imperative_a signification_n sect._n 2._o so_o that_o the_o duty_n and_o the_o danger_n be_v thus_o explicate_v asunder_o will_n if_o we_o take_v they_o in_o conjunction_n admit_v of_o this_o paraphrase_n if_o any_o man_n love_v not_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n so_o as_o a_o saviour_n do_v deserve_v with_o all_o his_o heart_n and_o his_o soul_n so_o as_o to_o keep_v the_o very_o sour_a and_o most_o unpleasant_a of_o his_o commandment_n as_o far_o as_o the_o take_n up_o his_o cross_n and_o hold_v close_o to_o he_o in_o time_n of_o trial_n if_o any_o man_n love_v he_o not_o so_o entire_o as_o to_o hate_v his_o own_o life_n for_o the_o love_n he_o bear_v he_o let_v he_o sink_v under_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o heavy_a censure_n of_o the_o church_n let_v all_o the_o curse_n light_n upon_o he_o which_o once_o be_v hear_v from_o mount_n ebal_n let_v he_o not_o only_o be_v anathema_n which_o answer_v to_o the_o hebrew_n cherem_n and_o note_n a_o give_v up_o to_o satan_n for_o the_o 5._o destruction_n of_o the_o flesh_n but_o anathema_n maranatha_n which_o note_v a_o absolute_a cut_n off_o a_o utter_a excision_n or_o extirpation_n from_o the_o body_n of_o christ._n let_v he_o not_o only_o be_v anathema_n a_o severity_n intend_v to_o purge_v the_o sinner_n of_o his_o sin_n but_o maran_n atha_n which_o be_v severe_a as_o be_v intend_v to_o rid_v the_o church_n of_o a_o sinner_n let_v he_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o favour_n as_o well_o of_o the_o bridegroom_n as_o of_o the_o bride_n let_v he_o for_o ever_o be_v destroy_v not_o only_o in_o this_o but_o the_o other_o world_n sect._n 3_o and_o now_o by_o this_o time_n i_o suppose_v we_o all_o be_v well_o enough_o acquaint_v as_o well_o with_o the_o duty_n we_o be_v under_o as_o with_o the_o danger_n we_o be_v in_o as_o well_o with_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o love_n which_o be_v here_o require_v as_o with_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o curse_n which_o be_v here_o denounce_v sect._n 4._o and_o if_o the_o danger_n be_v so_o great_a of_o not_o perform_v this_o duty_n of_o love_a christ_n what_o kind_n of_o mean_n shall_v we_o not_o use_v for_o the_o obtain_n of_o the_o one_o and_o in_o consequence_n of_o that_o for_o the_o escape_n of_o the_o other_o by_o fervent_a prayer_n and_o importunity_n and_o by_o watch_v thereunto_o with_o all_o perseverance_n how_o shall_v we_o wrestle_v and_o contend_v as_o jacob_n do_v with_o the_o almighty_a resolve_v never_o to_o let_v he_o go_v till_o he_o have_v bless_v we_o with_o a_o ability_n to_o love_v the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n as_o he_o require_v if_o there_o be_v any_o way_n and_o method_n if_o any_o stratagem_n of_o reason_n if_o any_o pulley_n of_o the_o will_n whereby_o to_o wind_v up_o our_o affection_n to_o thing_n above_o lord_n how_o incessant_o shall_v we_o labour_v to_o put_v such_o instrument_n into_o use_n how_o much_o more_o do_v it_o concern_v we_o than_o all_o the_o riches_n and_o the_o pomp_n of_o the_o world_n be_v worth_a to_o be_v as_o obstinate_a as_o it_o be_v possible_a not_o only_o in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n but_o also_o in_o the_o practice_n of_o all_o those_o method_n unto_o which_o we_o may_v be_v prompt_v by_o art_n or_o nature_n never_o abate_v of_o our_o endeavour_n in_o use_v the_o artifice_n and_o the_o empire_n both_o of_o the_o intellect_n and_o the_o will_n until_o we_o find_v that_o god_n grace_n have_v crown_v our_o endeavour_n with_o success_n or_o if_o we_o can_v love_v he_o so_o sensible_o as_o we_o love_v many_o carnal_a and_o trivial_a thing_n so_o as_o to_o spend_v all_o our_o time_n in_o converse_v with_o he_o or_o so_o as_o evermore_o to_o fasten_v our_o thought_n upon_o he_o yet_o atlea_v let_v we_o so_o love_v he_o as_o to_o afford_v he_o all_o the_o office_n and_o fruit_n of_o love_n even_o by_o do_v what_o he_o command_v and_o by_o forbear_v what_o he_o forbid_v and_o by_o thankful_o endure_v what_o he_o shall_v suffer_v or_o appoint_v to_o be_v lay_v upon_o we_o for_o wheresoever_o these_o be_v they_o be_v the_o argument_n and_o the_o proof_n as_o well_o of_o our_o faith_n as_o our_o affection_n sect._n 5._o but_o here_o perhaps_o some_o will_v say_v we_o can_v objection_n possible_o be_v in_o love_n with_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n until_o the_o image_n of_o his_o beauty_n shall_v have_v be_v character_v in_o our_o soul_n because_o his_o beauty_n be_v the_o allective_a which_o be_v to_o draw_v up_o the_o soul_n to_o a_o desire_n of_o its_o fruition_n and_o 1141._o we_o must_v certain_o see_v our_o object_n ere_o we_o be_v able_a to_o affect_v it_o but_o our_o object_n be_v invisible_a can_v possible_o be_v see_v unless_o it_o be_v by_o the_o eye_n of_o faith_n and_o faith_n be_v entire_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n a_o gale_n that_o come_v from_o that_o spirit_n which_o only_o blow_v where_o it_o list_v joh._n 3._o 8._o and_o see_v love_n as_o well_o as_o faith_n be_v the_o work_n of_o grace_n which_o be_v not_o a_o thing_n at_o our_o own_o disposal_n how_o can_v we_o fasten_v our_o affection_n on_o thing_n invisible_a or_o how_o
as_o we_o be_v rational_a and_o in_o what_o instance_n can_v we_o be_v rational_a wherein_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o we_o to_o cease_v from_o be_v voluntary_a agent_n it_o do_v concern_v we_o therefore_o as_o such_o to_o ask_v for_o grace_n when_o it_o be_v want_v and_o to_o use_v it_o when_o it_o be_v grant_v and_o again_o to_o pray_v god_n to_o increase_v our_o talon_n and_o to_o beware_v that_o we_o receive_v not_o his_o grace_n in_o vain_a too_o 2_o cor._n 6._o 1._o and_o therefore_o as_o such_o we_o be_v enjoin_v as_o well_o as_o entreat_v by_o s._n paul_n not_o to_o grieve_v not_o to_o resist_v not_o to_o quench_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o kindle_v in_o we_o that_o love_n of_o christ_n which_o he_o require_v plain_o intimate_v unto_o we_o that_o when_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v ready_a to_o shed_v abroad_o in_o our_o heart_n such_o a_o save_a love_n it_o lie_v in_o we_o to_o shut_v a_o casement_n that_o be_v a_o eye_n to_o open_v a_o door_n that_o 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weakness_n of_o a_o foundation_n must_v needs_o betray_v the_o whole_a strength_n of_o a_o superstructure_n in_o vain_a shall_v we_o labour_v to_o raise_v the_o fabric_n of_o obedience_n unless_o we_o have_v a_o firm_a love_n whereupon_o to_o build_v it_o and_o therefore_o first_o let_v we_o be_v sure_a of_o love_a christ_n in_o sincerity_n before_o we_o take_v upon_o ourselves_o the_o effectual_a keep_n of_o his_o commandment_n and_o let_v we_o use_v the_o best_a engine_n whereby_o to_o screw_v our_o love_n up_o to_o the_o pitch_n require_v for_o what_o we_o do_v not_o much_o love_n we_o can_v much_o long_v for_o nor_o can_v we_o very_o much_o care_n to_o espowse_n the_o mean_n of_o its_o attainment_n and_o therefore_o in_o spite_n of_o the_o objection_n which_o have_v a_o aptness_n in_o its_o nature_n to_o breed_v a_o carelessness_n of_o our_o action_n a_o unconcernment_n in_o our_o end_n and_o a_o contempt_n of_o those_o assistance_n which_o onr_v authorize_v teacher_n be_v wont_a 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