Spiritual Perfec`iion. s9 5 Duty, is pleated by gracious inducements to endear our. Duty to us. He might by Dominion and Power Conffrain us, but he is pleated by the fweeteff Affeai- ons to allure us. A wife Prince, accord- ing to the Rules of true Policy, will ra- ther govern by Love than Fear : for his Safety and Tranquility is more preferv'd by it. Fear may fecure him from open Rebellions and Affaults : but Love from fecret Underminings , from Treachery and Poifon. 'Tis true, there is no filch Motive inclines God to allure our Love, but his defign is to gain our hearts to Obey him, that he may Crownour Obe- dience. Fear refirains us from provok- ing him, but Love makes us A&ive and Chearful to pleafe him. Now what can be a more powerful Obligation to Love him, than the receiving us into the high and dear Relation of his Children ? If we look up to God, and down upon our (elves, we (hall be f}ruck with equal Ad- miration and Confufion. There is a rare and moff affeaingExample of hum- ble Thankfulnefs Recorded in Scripture, when David Paid to MephiboJbeth, Fear z Fßò ;. not, I willfurely hew thee kindne%i'for Yo. nothan thy fathers fake, and will restore thee the landof Saul thy father, and thou ,halt eat breadat my table continually ; he bowed hirnfelf and Paid , What is thy U 4 Ser-
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