360 Vifu ipfo ani- :nos invitavit etiam deliciú auxilia per tnifcens. ?lin. l? 220 i3omintg Deus nofter uicquid docuit écit, at difci- pulus excufatus effe non pop, qui difcit nonfacit.Cypr. Ep. 56. 1. i. Spiritual Perfeclion. admirable, in prepáring Medicines for us in beautiful fragrant Flowers , that we might not refufe the Reined), as more dif taflful than our Difeafs. But how afto- niíhing is the Love of God, who fent his Son for our Redemption from Eter- nal Death, and in his Example has fweee ten'd thofe Remedies that are requifite for the Cureof our diftemper'd Pallions the taking up the Crofs, fubmitting to Poverty and Perfecution, are made toleT table , by eonfidering that in enduring them, we follow our Redeemer. Can any Motive more ingage and incourage our Obedience, than the perfwafive Pat- tern, and commandingly Exemplary of bur Soveraign and Saviour ? Can we be averfe from our Duty, when our Law- giver teaches us Obedience by his own praaice ? Can any Invitation be more attraaive, than to do that for Love to him, which he did for Love to us and our Salvation ? We are his Subjects by the deareft Titles, and our own Content ; vve are dedicated to his Honour; and as the Äpoftle tells the Galathians, Ifyou are circumcifed, you are debtors to keeHhe whole Lars, by the fame Reafon, if We are baptized,' we are obliged to obey the Law Of Faith ; to order our Lives ac- cording to the Doctrine and Example of Çhrift. 4n unholy Chriítian, is a Con- tradition
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