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A66104 Love's pedigree, or, A discourse shewing the grace of love in a believer to be of a divine original delivered in a sermon preached at a lecture in Boston, Febr. 29 1699/1700 / by S. Willard ... Willard, Samuel, 1640-1707. 1700 (1700) Wing W2283; ESTC R39758 12,825 30

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to_o all_o and_o his_o tender_a mercy_n be_v over_o all_o his_o work_n and_o act_v 14._o 17._o he_o leave_v not_o himself_o without_o witness_n in_o that_o he_o do_v good_a and_o give_v we_o rain_n from_o heaven_n and_o fruitful_a season_n fill_v our_o heart_n with_o food_n and_o gladness_n and_o there_o be_v a_o especial_a love_n of_o his_o that_o we_o be_v tell_v of_o which_o he_o bear_v only_o to_o some_o and_o in_o comparison_n with_o which_o other_o be_v say_v to_o be_v hate_v according_a to_o rom._n 9_o 13._o jacob_n have_v i_o love_v and_o esau_n have_v i_o hate_v and_o it_o appear_v in_o those_o peculiar_a favour_n which_o he_o have_v lay_v in_o for_o and_o bestow_v upon_o they_o of_o which_o we_o have_v such_o observation_n joh._n 3._o 16._o god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o give_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n etc._n etc._n 1_o joh._n 4_o 9_o in_o this_o be_v the_o love_n of_o god_n manifest_v towards_o we_o because_o god_n send_v his_o only_o beget_v son_n into_o the_o world_n that_o we_o may_v live_v through_o he_o and_o this_o be_v the_o love_n that_o we_o be_v now_o consider_v of_o and_o be_v intend_v in_o our_o text_n which_o if_o we_o run_v up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o good_a will_n of_o he_o by_o which_o he_o purpose_v to_o bestow_v all_o save_a good_a upon_o we_o there_o be_v a_o natural_a love_n which_o we_o ascribe_v to_o god_n by_o which_o he_o love_v himself_o eternal_o be_v his_o own_o last_o end_n and_o with_o this_o love_n every_o sacred_a person_n in_o the_o undivided_a trinity_n love_v each_o other_o and_o there_o be_v a_o voluntary_a love_n which_o we_o conceive_v in_o he_o which_o must_v needs_o flow_v from_o his_o good_a pleasure_n for_o we_o be_v tell_v rom._n 9_o 18._o he_o have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n and_o such_o must_v be_v all_o ●e_a love_n which_o he_o bear_v to_o the_o creature_n since_o ●_o be_v and_o all_o that_o he_o do_v to_o it_o or_o for_o it_o ●rive_v from_o his_o holy_a pleasure_n who_o do_v all_o thing_n ●ording_v to_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o will_n eph._n 1._o 11._o and_o ●_o be_v this_o love_n that_o procure_v our_o salvation_n gal._n ●_o 20._o who_o love_v i_o and_o give_v himself_o for_o i_o 2._o that_o by_o our_o love_a of_o god_n we_o must_v understand_v ●at_a cordial_a respect_n which_o we_o have_v for_o he_o where_o ●_o we_o have_v choose_v he_o for_o our_o portion_n and_o be_v en●ely_o devote_v to_o his_o fear_n love_n in_o we_o be_v a_o af●ction_n lead_v we_o in_o pursuit_n after_o union_n to_o the_o object_n ●_o it_o in_o order_n to_o our_o have_v intimate_a communion_n ●ith_v it_o for_o love_n be_v a_o close_v affection_n and_o ●rrieth_v we_o forth_o after_o that_o which_o we_o love_v that_o ●hich_v attract_v our_o love_n to_o it_o be_v the_o goodness●hich_v ●hich_z we_o apprehend_v to_o be_v in_o the_o object_n of_o it_o ●hich_v render_v it_o a_o thing_n lovely_a the_o discovery_n ●●_o which_o goodness_n 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straight_a thou_o only_o upon_o god_n for_o my_o expectation_n be_v fr●_n he_o and_o in_o our_o submit_v ourselves_o w●_n great_a willingness_n and_o delight_n to_o his_o service_n christ_n therefore_o direct_v to_o this_o as_o the_o evide●_n o●_n our_o love_n joh_n 14_o 15._o if_o you_o love_v i_o keep_v ●_o commandment_n love_n be_v therefore_o use_v in_o ●_o scripture_n to_o express_v all_o that_o obedience_n wh●_n we_o pay_v to_o god_n in_o study_v and_o practise_v u●versal_a conformity_n to_o his_o revealed_z will_n thi●_n root_v in_o our_o heart_n by_o the_o delight_n we_o have_v his_o precept_n when_o we_o can_v say_v with_o he_o r●_n 7._o 22_o i_o delight_v in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n after_o the_o inwy_a man_n and_o it_o be_v exert_v in_o our_o life_n when_o ●_o devote_v our_o whole_a man_n to_o new_a obedienc●_n when_o we_o love_v the_o lord_n our_o god_n with_o all_o our_o he●_n and_o all_o our_o soul_n and_o all_o our_o mind_n matth._n 22._o ●_o it_o n●w_a ●●llows_n that_o we_o proceed_v to_o the_o repletion_n of_o the_o case_n and_o we_o may_v take_v it_o up●_n the_o follow_a proposition_n 1._o this_o love_n of_o we_o with_o which_o we_o love_v god_n not_o bare_o a_o natural_a affection_n or_o a_o moral_a pr●ciple_n in_o it_o but_o a_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o ●tural_a affection_n indeed_o be_v the_o subject_a of_o it_o in_o ●hich_v it_o be_v root_v but_o we_o must_v distinguish_v between_o the_o affection_n itself_o and_o the_o love_n which_o ●_o root_v in_o it_o love_n have_v good_a for_o its_o object_n ●nd_v such_o as_o the_o good_a be_v so_o be_v the_o love_n denominate_v we_o love_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v suit_v to_o ●ur_n inclination_n and_o hence_o there_o be_v in_o unregenerate_a m●n_z a_o carnal_a love_n which_o incline_v they_o ●●_o the_o gratification_n of_o their_o carnal_a lust_n and_o so_o ●e_a object_n which_o be_v suit_v thereto_o attract_v ●eir_n love_n there_o be_v a_o natural_a love_n in_o man_n to_o ●ch_v person_n or_o thing_n as_o be_v agreeable_a to_o their_o nature_n and_o there_o be_v a_o love_n to_o the_o thing_n that_o ●●e_v moral_o good_a and_o honest_a which_o some_o unconverted_a man_n have_v in_o they_o and_o it_o proceed_v ●om_n a_o principle_n of_o morality_n which_o either_o re●ains_n in_o they_o notwithstanding_o the_o fall_n or_o have_v ●een_n acquire_v by_o they_o but_o none_o of_o these_o a●ounts_n to_o the_o love_n which_o we_o be_v now_o in_o the_o consideration_n of_o there_o be_v then_o a_o divine_a love_n which_o carry_v man_n out_o to_o god_n and_o to_o heavenly_a thing_n and_o fix_v they_o there_o and_o ●is_n flow_v from_o a_o special_a gracious_a principle_n in●sed_v into_o the_o man_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o can_v ●laim_v its_o original_a from_o no_o other_o it_o be_v therefore_o call_v one_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o ●●_o the_o first_o name_v gal._n 5_o 22._o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v love_n etc._n etc._n this_o love_n of_o god_n 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of_o hi●_n self_n in_o respect_n to_o his_o worse_a part_n rom._n 7._o ●_o in_o i_o that_o be_v in_o my_o flesh_n there_o dwell_v no_o good_a thi●_n man_n who_o at_o first_o love_v god_n as_o his_o last_o end_n a●_n chief_a good_a now_o cease_v to_o do_v so_o and_o there_o be_v n●_n one_o spark_n of_o that_o primitive_a love_n leave_v in_o he_o ●_o be_v say_v of_o every_o natural_a man_n that_o the_o love_n of_o ●_o father_n be_v not_o in_o he_o 1_o joh._n 2._o 15._o the_o affecti●_n of_o love_n abide_v in_o the_o man_n it_o be_v essential_a his_o humanity_n and_o inseparable_a from_o it_o but_o