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stand_v the_o case_n betwixt_o our_o saviour_n and_o ourselves_o in_o the_o two_o next_o verse_n before_o my_o text_n and_o john_n 15._o 7._o we_o have_v a_o general_a promise_n bestow_v on_o his_o part_n and_o in_o the_o word_n next_o after_o we_o have_v a_o reasonable_a condition_n require_v on_o we_o the_o promise_n be_v on_o his_o part_n that_o we_o shall_v have_v what_o we_o ask_v ask_v what_o we_o will_n the_o condition_n be_v on_o we_o that_o we_o abide_v in_o he_o and_o that_o his_o word_n abide_v in_o we_o that_o we_o love_v he_o so_o far_o as_o to_o
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will_v hate_v the_o one_o and_o love_v the_o other_o or_o will_v hold_v to_o the_o one_o and_o despise_v the_o other_o so_o that_o if_o we_o love_v god_n we_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o hate_n mammon_n and_o if_o again_o we_o hold_v to_o mammon_n we_o shall_v rebel_v against_o god_n whereas_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o love_v they_o both_o it_o will_v also_o be_v as_o possible_a to_o serve_v they_o both_o because_o by_o the_o person_n who_o we_o love_v we_o can_v but_o love_v to_o be_v employ_v the_o love_n of_o christ_n do_v constrain_v we_o say_v our_o apostle_n to_o his_o corinthian_n and_o as_o christ_n love_n of_o we_o so_o we_o of_o 14._o he_o do_v even_o press_v upon_o we_o and_o urge_v we_o to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n and_o to_o do_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v please_v in_o his_o sight_n but_o let_v we_o far_o make_v it_o appear_v by_o a_o four_o way_n of_o argue_v for_o sect._n 4._o whatsoever_o we_o love_v the_o most_o be_v either_o present_a or_o absent_a and_o as_o 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watch_n be_v that_o that_o set_v all_o on_o work_n both_o tongue_n and_o eye_n and_o hand_n and_o foot_n too_o if_o with_o 10._o the_o heart_n a_o man_n believe_v unto_o righteousness_n it_o be_v very_o certain_a that_o with_o the_o mouth_n he_o will_v confess_v unto_o salvation_n he_o will_v obey_v his_o dear_a master_n in_o every_o kind_n both_o by_o speak_v and_o live_v and_o die_v for_o he_o if_o he_o be_v but_o once_o mount_v on_o the_o wing_n of_o pure_a love_n he_o can_v choose_v but_o be_v transport_v by_o the_o wing_n of_o desire_n too_o and_o will_v incessant_o be_v fly_v in_o every_o errand_n upon_o which_o his_o belove_a shall_v please_v to_o send_v he_o which_o may_v once_o more_o appear_v by_o a_o five_o way_n of_o argue_v for_o sect._n 5._o carnal_a fear_n be_v the_o great_a and_o strong_a bar_n to_o our_o obedience_n but_o there_o be_v no_o fear_n in_o love_n perfect_a love_n cast_v out_o fear_n 1_o john_n 4._o 18._o and_o as_o it_o cast_v out_o fear_n so_o it_o establish_v a_o hope_n too_o and_o hope_n be_v evermore_o a_o spur_n by_o which_o we_o be_v urge_v to_o our_o obedience_n from_o its_o expectance_n of_o our_o reward_n it_o be_v this_o love_n and_o hope_n which_o make_v s._n paul_n follow_v christ_n through_o every_o rough_a passage_n by_o sea_n and_o land_n he_o be_v so_o amorous_a of_o his_o saviour_n and_o so_o pious_o ambitious_a of_o the_o glory_n to_o be_v reveal_v that_o he_o rejoice_v in_o his_o affliction_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o die_v for_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n than_o to_o fail_v in_o any_o point_n of_o yield_a obedience_n to_o his_o command_n nor_o be_v it_o true_a of_o s._n paul_n than_o of_o all_o the_o mean_a soldier_n in_o the_o army_n of_o martyr_n that_o neither_o distress_n nor_o persecution_n nor_o nakedness_n â—…_n nor_o famine_n nor_o peril_n nor_o sword_n nor_o life_n nor_o death_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n have_v any_o power_n to_o step_v in_o betwixt_o their_o love_n and_o their_o obedience_n the_o reason_n of_o it_o be_v obvious_a as_o it_o be_v to_o say_v that_o they_o be_v member_n of_o jesus_n christ_n not_o only_o repute_v but_o real_a member_n and_o it_o be_v natural_a for_o a_o member_n as_o to_o love_v its_o own_o head_n so_o to_o live_v in_o obedience_n to_o its_o direction_n sect._n 6._o thus_o i_o seem_v to_o myself_o to_o have_v make_v it_o evident_a that_o love_n be_v ever_o that_o cause_n of_o which_o obedience_n be_v the_o most_o natural_a and_o most_o inseparable_a effect_n it_o be_v still_o as_o ready_a to_o obey_v as_o water_n be_v to_o wet_v or_o fire_n to_o burn._n nor_o can_v it_o better_o be_v represent_v than_o by_o the_o nature_n of_o that_o active_a and_o subtle_a element_n knowledge_n we_o may_v say_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o light_n but_o love_n be_v more_o proper_o a_o sort_n of_o fire_n and_o with_o that_o when_o the_o heart_n be_v once_o sufficient_o inflame_v it_o can_v but_o send_v up_o those_o spark_n of_o zeal_n and_o devotion_n to_o its_o belove_a which_o do_v enkindle_v a_o special_a pleasure_n in_o do_v the_o thing_n that_o he_o command_v the_o psalmist_n heart_n be_v hot_a within_o he_o so_o hot_a that_o he_o tell_v the_o fire_n be_v kindle_v and_o though_o he_o long_o hold_v his_o peace_n yet_o his_o love_n do_v so_o burn_v he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o suppress_v it_o and_o so_o at_o last_o he_o speak_v with_o his_o tongue_n 3._o we_o may_v say_v therefore_o of_o love_n what_o the_o spouse_n in_o the_o canticle_n do_v say_v of_o jealousy_n which_o be_v but_o one_o of_o love_n daughter_n the_o coal_n thereof_o be_v coal_n of_o fire_n which_o have_v so_o vehement_a a_o flame_n that_o many_o water_n 7._o can_v quench_v it_o neither_o can_v the_o flood_n drown_v it_o love_v indeed_o be_v such_o a_o flame_n as_o must_v evaporate_v or_o expire_v or_o burn_v out_o its_o way_n through_o all_o that_o labour_v to_o keep_v it_o in_o a_o thing_n so_o busy_a and_o industrious_a as_o that_o in_o truth_n it_o can_v no_o long_o be_v call_v love_n than_o it_o be_v do_v somewhat_o or_o other_o in_o complaisance_n and_o compliance_n with_o its_o beloved_n sect_n 7._o have_v now_o pass_v through_o the_o proof_n proceed_v application_n we_o brief_o to_o the_o use_n we_o be_v to_o make_v of_o this_o inference_n and_o first_o of_o all_o let_v we_o consider_v that_o if_o love_n and_o obedience_n be_v two_o inseparable_a companion_n the_o former_a as_o the_o cause_n and_o this_o late_a as_o the_o effect_n it_o concern_v we_o as_o much_o as_o our_o soul_n be_v worth_a to_o take_v a_o care_n that_o our_o love_n be_v right_o fix_v and_o direct_v for_o it_o transform_v we_o into_o the_o image_n of_o whatsoever_o thing_n it_o be_v that_o we_o love_v the_o most_o and_o according_a as_o our_o object_n be_v good_a or_o evil_n it_o either_o put_v his_o we_o upon_o the_o noble_a or_o mean_a office_n in_o the_o world_n if_o its_o object_n be_v right_a we_o be_v the_o best_a sort_n of_o man_n but_o if_o it_o be_v wrong_n the_o worst_a of_o monster_n it_o be_v with_o love_n as_o it_o be_v with_o fire_n which_o in_o proportion_n to_o the_o matter_n on_o which_o it_o feed_v do_v send_v up_o the_o sweet_a or_o noysom'st_a vapour_n if_o it_o feed_v on_o such_o matter_n as_o grass_n and_o tallow_n it_o can_v choose_v but_o have_v a_o noxious_a and_o stink_a breath_n if_o on_o cinnamon_n and_o storax_n it_o fill_v the_o air_n with_o a_o perfume_n and_o just_o thus_o it_o be_v with_o the_o flame_n of_o love_n if_o it_o fix_v upon_o christ_n it_o breathe_v forth_o nothing_o but_o pure_a obedience_n and_o so_o abound_v with_o good_a work_n which_o be_v
he_o be_v purge_v from_o his_o old_a sin_n v._n 9_o which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v that_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o commandment_n be_v all_o in_o all_o for_o if_o we_o keep_v they_o we_o be_v happy_a and_o if_o we_o break_v they_o we_o be_v undo_v i_o say_v we_o be_v happy_a in_o case_n we_o keep_v they_o because_o by_o keep_v they_o we_o make_v our_o election_n sure_a i_o do_v not_o say_v we_o 3._o make_v ourselves_o infallible_o sure_a of_o our_o election_n and_o that_o by_o ordinary_a mean_n too_o without_o immediate_a revelation_n as_o a_o assembly_n of_o divine_n have_v make_v profession_n of_o their_o belief_n for_o as_o faith_n be_v a_o good_a man_n so_o infallible_a assurance_n be_v god_n peculiar_a and_o it_o imply_v a_o contradiction_n to_o say_v a_o man_n may_v be_v infallible_a in_o what_o he_o do_v but_o yet_o believe_v for_o as_o infallibility_n imply_v a_o knowledge_n in_o perfection_n so_o belief_n imply_v strong_o a_o knowledge_n only_o in_o 12._o part_n that_o 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ardent_a desire_n which_o he_o have_v to_o the_o commandment_n 143._o nay_o though_o trouble_n and_o anguish_n take_v hold_v upon_o he_o yet_o the_o commandment_n even_o then_o be_v his_o great_a delight_n sect._n 9_o again_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o commandment_n be_v david_n project_n of_o advantage_n he_o seize_v upon_o they_o 3._o as_o his_o heritage_n for_o ever_o and_o such_o a_o heritage_n too_o as_o be_v the_o joy_n of_o his_o heart_n he_o rejoice_v in_o they_o as_o one_o that_o find_v great_a spoil_n the_o law_n of_o his_o god_n be_v dear_a to_o 162._o he_o than_o be_v thousand_o of_o gold_n and_o silver_n the_o only_a 72._o trade_n which_o he_o do_v drive_v be_v to_o negotiate_v thus_o with_o heaven_n and_o he_o find_v it_o even_o here_o the_o most_o thrive_a course_n sect._n 10._o five_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o commandment_n be_v david_n honour_n let_v my_o heart_n be_v sound_a in_o thy_o 80._o statute_n that_o i_o be_v not_o ashamed_a so_o in_o one_o place_n he_o pray_v and_o he_o profess_v in_o another_o that_o he_o have_v rather_o be_v a_o doorkeeper_n in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n than_o to_o dwell_v in_o the_o court_n of_o prince_n for_o he_o that_o keep_v close_a to_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n do_v hold_v the_o high_a rank_n in_o the_o court_n of_o heaven_n a_o honour_n every_o way_n adequate_a to_o the_o most_o infinite_a ambition_n sect._n 11._o last_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o commandment_n be_v david_n liberty_n and_o freedom_n i_o shall_v run_v the_o way_n of_o 32._o thy_o commandment_n when_o thou_o have_v set_v my_o heart_n at_o liberty_n agreeable_a to_o that_o of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n henceforth_o i_o call_v you_o not_o servant_n but_o friend_n joh._n 15._o 15._o and_o we_o know_v the_o word_n friend_n do_v import_v a_o freedom_n but_o because_o the_o word_n commandment_n imply_v a_o master_n and_o a_o servant_n or_o else_o a_o sovereign_n and_o pares_fw-la a_o subject_a whilst_o friendship_n by_o philosopher_n be_v say_v 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