368 .----------... . , Doall ly Love. taught the world, that the manifellatión of Love is the way tó win Love and to cure enmity : And he is not worthy the name ofa Minifter ofChrift, who bath not learned this leffon , and loth not imitare his. Lord in this : That as our office par- ticipateth fubordinately of his office, both Ruling, Teaching & Prie/l1y, fo we may participate of that Spirit of Love, which was his Principle and mutt be oars. If it be not a workof Love which we do, it is not the work of a Mintier of Chrift, andPreacher ofthe Gofpel. Can you well Preach, fo great Love ofChrift to men without. Love? if you Phew not Love to thernfyou can never expect to win their Love to your felves. And when you vvertnuch Édefre to be loved your felves (as which of you doth not)) you pretend that it is ,to make your endeavours more fuccefsful,when you per fwade them to the love of Chrift. And doubtlehs a jufl Love to the perfon of the Preacher is a good advantge to this fuccefs And, n good fadnefs, canyou believe that any thing is fo likely towin Love as Love, or did experience ever teach you, that reproach, or contempt, or hurtingmen,was the effe&ual way tomake them Love you ? This way bath been long tried by the Mountebanks in Italy ; Spain and many other Countries, but alas with what fuccefs ? Indeed foliesidinem facisant & peen; vocant, as Tertnllian faith : When they have killed thole that they had firft oppreffed, they affrighted the reft to fay they loved them, and really on the Love of their fur- viving blood- thirfly enemies but that was all. lithe new knack of trarsfufion of blood cannot do this feat, by letting in the-blood of a Spaniel ( who
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