368 The Lie of Faith. i, His Gofpcl written is his Book which mutt be taught us. 2. His Minifters office is to teach it us. 3. His Spirit is iltwardly to illuminate us that we m ty underfiand ir. And he that will defpite or neglect either the Scripture, Miniffryor Spirit, is never like to learnof Chríft. Diret. ; , Lookon the L. rdjefus, and the workof mans Re- demption by bin:, as thegreat defrgned Revelation ofthe Fathers Love and Goodnefs; even as the fabrickof the world is fet sp to be the Glafs or Revelation (eminently) ofhis Greatnefs. Therefore as you chuf your Book for the fake of the Science or fubjed which you would Iearn; fo let this be the dzfigned, (hid led, confiant ufe which you make of Ch.rifl, to fee and admire in him the Fathers Love. When you read your Grammar, if one ask you, why ? you will fay it is to learn the languagewhich it reacheth ; and he that readeth Lawbookr, or Pbilofophy, or Medicine, it is to learn Law, Philofaphy or Pby- fck,: fo\whenever you read the Gripe!, meditate on Chilli, or hear his Word ; ifyou are askt why you do it i be able to fay,. I do it to learn the Love ofGod, which isno where elfe in the world robe learnt fo we!, No wonder if Hypocrites have learned to mortifie Scripture, Sermons, Prayers, and all other means of grace , yea all the world which fhould teach themGod ; and to learn the letters, and not the fenfe : But it is moti pittiful that they fhould thus mortifie Chriff bimfelf to them ; and fhould gaze on the glafs, and never take much notice of the face even of the Love of God which he is fit up to de- clare. Direr. 4. Therefore congeli all thegreat difeoveries of this Love, and let them all togetber in order; and make them your daily!tidy , and abhor all doctrines orfuggefions from men or de- vils,' which tend to difgrace, diminijh or hide this revealed Love ofGod in Chrift. Think ofthe grand defign it fclf; the reconciling and faving of loti mankind : Think of the gracious nature of Chrift; of his wonderful condefcent ion inhis incarnationin his life and do- thine, in -his fufierings and death ; in his miracles andgifts Think ofhis merciful Covenant and Promifes ; ofall his benefits. given to his Church ; and all thepriviledges ofhis Saints; of pardon andpeace, of his Spirit of 'blinds, ofprefervation and provifion,
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