16 Direaions forgetting and keeping it is not putting the Nameof [ God] onhim when youhave done, that will reconcileyour affedions to him, as long as you flrip himof his Divine Nature. Remember the holy Ghofls defcription of God, Yoh. q. -. i 6. God is Love. Write thefe words deep in your Underílanding. 2. Hereby you will have this Advantage alto, that your thoughts of God will be more fweet and.de- lightful to you : For as Gloriousand beautiful fights toyour eyes, and melodious founds to your ears, and fweet fmels, talles , &c. are all delightful : when things deformed, frmnking, &c. are all loathfom ; andwe turn away from one with abhorrency, but for the other, we would often fee, talle, &c. and enjoy them ; So is it with the objects ofour minde ; God hath given no command for Duty, but what moll perfectly agreeth with the nature of the obje&. He bath therefore bidus Love God, and Delight in him above all, beraufe he is above all in Goodnefs ; even infinitely and unconceivably Good ; elfe we could not Love him above all, nor would he ever commandus fo to do ; Theobje& is ever as exa&ly fitted toits part(as to drawout the Love andDelight ofour hearts) as thePrecept is on its part (toob- lige us to it.) And indeed the Nature of things is a precept to duty, and it which we call, The Lawof Nature. 3. Hereupon will follow thisfurther Advantage, that your Thoughtswill be both eafilyer drawn to- ward God, and more frequent and conflant on him. For delightful obje&s draw the heart to them, as the Load-lonedoth the Iron ; How gladly, and freely, au,d frequently do you thinkof your deareft friends,? And
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