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A42780	The comforts of divine love Preach'd upon the occasion of the much lamented death of the reverend Mr. Timothy Manlove. With his character, done by another hand.	Gilpin, Richard, 1625-1700.	1700 (1700)	Wing G776; ESTC R216432	17,903	57

Four following Verses His Argument is this the condemning Law is superseded he grants there was a Covenant of Works which being broken was to us a Law of Sin and Death It charged us with Sin and that dueness of the Curse But then he shows there is another Law which he calls a Law of the Spirit of Life that is a Covenant of Grace promising Life as also the Assistance of the Spirit And this Law being a remedying Law sets us free from the former 2. The Limitation and Character of the Persons to whom this Freedom is limited he proves and explains in the following Verses shewing that it must be the natural Genius and Temper of those that are in Christ to mind the things of the Spirit as those that are after the Flesh will naturally mind the things of the Flesh ver 5. From the great Love of God and the sure Foundation of it he proceeds to make some Inferences as 1. That then we are Debtors to God in point of Holiness ver 12. and in ver 31. He heaps up many Inferences of Consolation 1. That if God be thus engaged to be for us as our Father and Protector none can be against us to our hurt 2. He infers that seeing God hath given us Christ we may expect what ever shall be necessary for the Compleatment of our Happiness 3. He infers that the malicious or erronious Accusations of Men are of no Consideration ver 33. Who shall lay any thing to the Charge of Gods Elect Because 1. There is no Tribunal but Gods and if he acquit us 't is no matter who Condemns us 2. Christ did all his Work of Redemption compleatly ver 34. Not only Dying but Rising again to make Intercession for us 4. Hence he infers in a Triumphant Assurance the impossibility of our Separation from the Love of God ver 35. Who shall separate us from the Love of God c. That the Strength of this Inference may more fully appear I shall distinctly Note these Particulars 1. The Subject spoken of The Love of God Whether it be God's Love to us or our Love to God is questioned some think both are intended and that it is impossible that it should fail on either Part. But surely Gods Love to us is chiefly intended For on our part in it self it 's too possible that under such Temptations our Love and Faith might fail But the impossibility ariseth from God's Will He will not suffer our Love to fail So that ultimately the not failing of our Love is resolved into Gods unchangeable Love And beside the Expressions of the last Verse of this Chapter The Love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord doth clearly Point at Gods Love to us 2. The next thing asserted is our Non-Separation from this Love The Word in the Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is the same Word that is used Mat. 19.6 with respect to the Jewish Divorces So that the meaning is Though Gods Love may sometime be hidden yet there will never be a Divorce or Eternal Separation 3. The Impossibility of this Separation appears in this Discourse two Ways 1. By an Enumeration of those things that might seem possible to effect a Separation but cannot these the Apostle ranges into Two Classes 1. No kind or degrees of Sufferings Here he reckons up several hard things Shall tribulation distress c 2. No outward Powers Neither fear of Death nor hope of Life nor Devils nor persecuting Rulers nor heighth of Advancement nor depth of Ignominy and Reproaches and least any thing else should be pretended he adds nor any other Creature as an c. including all 2. The Impossibility of this Separation is imply'd in his manner of speaking by continued Interrogation Who shall separate As also by his Assurance I am perswaded 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 though it sometime signifie no more than a Moral Perswasion yet here it signifies undoubted Assurance like the Phrase in Rom. 14.14 and 2 Tim. 2.12 I know and am perswaded The Doctrine I shall now draw out of these Words is this The Consideration of the Infiniteness and Vnchangeableness of God's Love is sufficient to guard our Hearts from all Affrightments that may arise from all that may befal us in this World To make way for the Application of this Truth I shall explain and prove these Three Things I. That God's Love to Elect Believers is Infinite II. That this Love of God is Vnchangeable III. That the Consideration of Gods Infinite and Unchangeable Love is a sweet Cordial in all Distresses and a Guard against all Affrightments of Fear to all that are in Christ I. That God's Love to Elect Believers is Infinite admirably Great All Gods Attributes even those that are called Communicable such as his Power Wisdom Justice Love c. are in God infinitely eternally and unchangeably His Love therefore in Scripture is crowned with the Epithite Great His great Love wherewith he loved us Eph. 2.4 His Love his Power his Understanding are commensurate with his Infinite Greatness Thus David argues Psalm 147.5 Great is our Lord and of great Power his Vnderstanding is Infinite But that we might have a more easie Satisfaction and Apprehension of the Love of God the Scripture commends the greatness of Gods Love to us under Three Considerations The First is by comparing the wonderful Greatness of God with the Object of his Love This Consideration Holy David insists on Psalm 113.4 5. The Lord is high above all Nations and his Glory above the Heavens Who is like unto the Lord our God who dwelleth on High That is He is so great that his merciful regard of the highest created Beings Things in Heaven much more of the lower World Things on Earth is so far below his glorious Greatness that it is a kind of abasement to him to behold them ver 6. He humbleth himself to behold the Things that are in Heaven and in the Earth He humbleth himself to behold these things that are so far below him That would be a strange unaccountable Love that should make a great Prince set his Heart upon a Worm or Fly to regard feed and watch over it and we are as mean if compared to an Infinite God The Nations are as the drop of a Bucket or the small Dust of the Ballance They are counted to him as nothing and if any thing can be lower less than nothing Isa 40.15 17. The Inhabitants of the Earth are but as Grashoppers ver 22. This Consideration was David's Meditation in Psalm 8. when his Thoughts were upon the Wing mounting upward toward the excellent Glory of the Divine Majesty he almost looseth the sight of Man What is Man v. 4. At last his Contemplation carries him to an Admiration of Gods Love and Care over so low a Creature What is Man But oh how great is God's Love in being mindful of him so as to visit him Which is further explained by Job 7.17 What is Man