18o Ferfeat Love gives Boldnefs S E R M. day ; + that neither death, nor life, nor VIII. angels, nor principalities nor powers, fhould ~"--' be able to feparate him from the love of God which is in Chrifl fefus. Nor is this the peculiar priviledge of extraordinary cha- rafters, of men honour'd with divine infpi- ration, as the apoftle was ; the grounds of it are common to fincere and good minds, and the evidence fuch as every one for himfelf is bell qualified to judge of his own temper, and his own deliberate adfions. My text teaches us the true, the folid foundation of confidence in the profile± of the future judgment, which every fincere chriftian may arrive to, fufficiently fupporting to the up- right heart in all events, and ftable againft all confounding fears. Herein is our love made perfec`I that we may have boldnefs in the day of judgment ; betau fe as he is, fò are we in this world ; there is no fear in love, but perfec`I love cafleth out fear, becaufe fëar bath torment; he that feareth is not made perfect in love. In difcourfing on which words, I will Firjl, Endeavour to fhow you what is meant by the perfection of love, or our being made perfea in it. I Rom. viii. 38. Secondly,
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