Coln. t. Of Obedience, andihe contraries tbùetò. Chap. s 3. i CHAP. XIII: theproper effetlsofLove. r. Obedience. 2.Patienee. How Obedience .rifesfromthe Love of God. it brings glory to God two ways. Is better than Sacrifice in fourre- fj5rtls. Rearms why we (he/ridobaudire Deo: Therebe three f+eakers. r. God, Who fpeakr, 1. By his Word. 2. By his Works. 2. The World. 3. Our felves. Theft do obloqui gainfay what God fags. The meafure and polity of Obedience. OfDif. obedience, that it is a great fin. The degrees ofit. r, Xesied z Contempt. Motives to Obedience. Signs ofObedience. Of Obedience: T HE two/ principal Ggds and proper effë s of Love, are (asWe faid before j Obedience, and Patience. There is a faying of St. Gregory, Probátiodiletfionsr, exhibitio operis, we thew our love by itswork; and it is a true fign indeed of love, when it is operative; when k worketh. For the will being enflamed with love, andhaving predominance over all thepowers and parts ofBody and Mind,neceffary it is,that wherefoever delire taketh hold in the will , it mutt elicere motion, produce fume Action. As ifa Man be given to love Wine, his lovekmdletha defire in him tohave it , and delire doth elicere me- rum , that he maywork and earn fo much Money as will obtain it. So is it in love. Our Saviour faith,if you love me keep ray Commandments. And Sr.7ohn faith, that john r4. T .: if a Man obey not, he is fo far from the love, that hebath not the knowledge of God, I John a.a ifSt. Peter love Chrift, he muff feed Isis Sheep. We mutt know, that where the parties are equal between whom love andmutual effefìion is, there love is called aniieitia: but where one party is fuperiour, then they ore not properly called friend's, but this love in the inferiour is called obfervantia, the natural Aft whereofis Obedience ; for though a Prince will in fpeech or writing; vouchfafe to call his inferiours, Friends ; yet are they but Subjects. And fo though John our Savionr waspleated tofilehisDifciples,and Apoftles,Friends; yea,aodby neereft Matt 1.45.. names ofconfanguinity, Brethren,&o. yet St. Paul and the other Apoftles, prefumed Rom.,.t. not upon thefe Titles , but acknowledged this obfervanria ; and in the beginningof 1, de . their Epifllcs and Writings, ftiled themfelves Servants of Jefus Chrift. And Sr. Paul en, (hewing that this is infallible, faith , Knowyenot to whomyeyield yourfelvet ServantsRom.6,16. to obey, his Servantsye are whom ye obey ? In the firft Petition of the Lords Prayer, wedelire that Gods Name may be glorifi- ed. God being a King, and bearing rule over us , how can this Kingdom and rule be eftablithed better than by fulfilling his Commands, and obeying him as the Angels do in Heaven ? For in regard of the glory which God bath by our obe dience, Gods Name is hallowed, or glorified. And therefore from the begin- ping in Paradife God commanded obedience to Adam in that cttare, that he fhould not cat ofthe Tree of Knowledge ; that in obedience to that Precept, his glory might Gen.:. i. be (hewed. Now by our obedience we bring glory to God two ways ï. Direetly by our felves, as Pfalm 50. 15. Call upon me in the time oftrouble, I will delivet thee, and thou (halt glorifie me: z: When we give occafion to flit up others to glorifie him; therefore God is not content with the former, but faith farther, Let your light fo thine before Alen , that they may fee your good works and glor;J e your Father which is in Heaven, Mat. 5. 16. Thus God is glorified by our Faith, whereupon follows our firft juftification before God; but then there muff be a fecond;unification alfo,viz. before Men and the World , by our good works; whereby God is glorifiedby others ; and fo Godwill have glory ofús , both imme- diately by our felves, and mediately by others, Saint Augu1line faith , that no. fthing makes Men good or evil , but good or evil love , and that Amor male in. ammans, & timor male humilions, that love which inflames, but not aright; and that fear which humbles, but not aright, are the caufes of all evil in the World, And our love is never true , but inter fimiles,, among Men of like, X 2 conditions.
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