2I4 Charaers of Love to Chre, Serm.g, is to believe that he ù fo in his offers of $race touî. 6. Direc`lion. Underfand the world throughly, and bejealous of thy emu heart therein r Remember that of the Apostle ( who knew what it was to love Christ, as well as any man ever did) i Joh.2. r S. Ifany max love the world, the lave of the Father is xot in him. We may well enough add, Nor the love of the Son : We may offer to our Lord [cór frac`bumor ] a broken heart, bur we mutt not prefu:ne ro defire him toaccept our [ cor divifum, or ] divided heart : Remember that Chrifl and the World are two, contra- ry each to other, and the fingle (beam of love cannot run two contrary waies at once. Ifourhearts be not crucified to the world, tlee lave ofChriff will never live within us. 7. DireElion. ße much in attendance on thofe means or Ordinances, wherein Chrifl is evidently fiatforth, and by his Spirit wooing fouls to love him. if Faith comes by hearing, fo no lefs certainly Both love. Chrifl moil commonly honours his own Ordinances,and Ofïcers,in making up the march between himfe!f and fouls ; fo he did Pa0l,2 Corr t.2. 8. Direc`lion. Go to God and Chrif}for love : When you have gotten your hearts well warmed with the [de of all the fore-mentioned then go to God andChriff, and turn thy Meditations into Petitions.Plead hard,and heartily all thofe moving Contïderations which were let down to usher in thefe Dire6lions. God delights to honorer prayer in this great work of his, in drawing fouls toChris} : No Prayer, no Faith : And it is as true, NePrayer, no Love, no lllarriage toChrifl. I have done with the Direéions of the firfl kind; and have therein almoti prevented my felf from going any further ; it being a Rule in the fpiritual, as well as thenatural growth, that we are nourifhed by the very famertrhat gave us our frfy beings. If we know by what means we came Jloy our love at firf}, and have hut appetites whetted on ro a further growth, we need little more. And therefore having firf} per- waded you carefully to continue to pra6fife over the fore-mentioned DireChions. I only add. T. Direcclion. Confider much your own Experiences, and the great advantages you hive made by this grace : I neednot tell what they are, becaufe ye know themwell enough already; and the fenfe of pall advantage will 6eff quicken to future diligence; which is the feconda 2. Direftion
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