Chap.) .Sed.6 Looking ut~to :feftU, Booic IV· fin with a licence; how much rather mayft thou fay on good ground, Oh let me beleeve! Oh let me own my portion in thu righteo;:fnrffe of Chrift ! th.1t M my fins h.~ve abounded, fo my love may abound. that M my Jinnes have bun (xueding great, fo the Lord may be ;xceeding fweet; tht!!t M my jinJ continue 11nd encrea[e, fo my thankfu!ntJTe to Chrifl, a;~d glv'] in God, and tryumph over .ftnne, de.1th, and the grave may a!fo encreafe. Why thus be encouraged to beleeve rhy pan: in the Lord Jefus .ch,ift. ------ ---___.- - · ,_.,.__ w --~~ --- SECT. 6. Of loving 'fefm in ,that rejp;a. 6. I Et us love 'fefm as carrying on the great work ofour -' falvation for us during his life. Now what is love but a motion ~f the appetite by which the foul unites it felfe to what feems faire unts it ? And iffo, 0 what a lovely objet\: is the life of ChriO: ? who can reade over his life, who can think over his worthine!fe, both in his perfon, relations, attions, and feveral adminillrations, and not love him with a fingular love ? that which fet i:he daughters of 'ferufalem in a poO:ure of feeking •afrer Chrift, was that defcri~ion of Chrift, which the Spoufe made of him, my beloved is white and mddy, the chiefeft often ' thou[ands, hu Cant.f ze, n; . loead isM the moff: fine gold, hu kckf are bujhy and b!ack._ao a ravm; 11, IJ,l4,I5· hu eyes are M the eyes of doves, by the rivers of water, wafhed with milke, and.ftmlyfet, hischeebs areaoabed of JPices, ai1d[weet flowers; his lips like li flies dropping[weet fmeflmg; myrrhe, .&c. - By thefe are intimated unto us !he governmeat of Chrift, the unfearchable councels of Chrilt, the pure aaturt of Chrifi with- (JUt any impurity or uncleanneffe ; tbe gracious promifes of (hrift. the foul-faving in(h-uctions of Chrifr; the holy actions, and juft adminiftrations of {hrifi, the tender affections, and aimable fmilings of (hrifr, the gracious, inward, and wonderful workings of(hrifr; fo that he is altogether lovely, or he is com- ' pofed of loves, from _top to toe there is nothing in Chrifr, but tis moft faire and beautiful, )ovely and dl!!:i.reable.-Now as thisS [( 3 defcription.
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