The Life of Faith. 8. That we love all goodChristians as the fancîifred members of Chrifl, with a jpecial Love according to the meafurc of Gods Image appearing on them. 9. That we love every viftsle Chriflian (that we cannot prove hath unchrifiened him`elf by apoflacy or ungodlincfs) with the fpecial Love allo belonging to true Christians, becaufe he appeoretb fuch to us : But yet according to the meafure of that appearance, as being more confident of (owe, and mere doubtful of others. to. That we love our intimate fuitable friends that are godly with a double Lv;_, as godly and as friends. It. Thar we love N-ie,hbours and civil Relations, with a Love which is fuitabie tc , our duty towards them (to do to them, as'wc would have diem do to us; which is partlymeant by loving than as our felves.) r z. That we love all anankind, even Gods enemies, much more our own, as they arc men ; boa the dignity of humane nature, and their capacity to becom. holy and truly amiable. I 3. That all means be chofen according to the end (which is tobe preferred before other ends) and their faitablcnefs and ftnefs for that cod (as they arc to be preferred before other means.) III. And the order of praCice is, r. That we be pure tr begin with Grd alone, and proceed to God in the creature, an end in Godalone. It is the principal thing to be known for finding out the true method ofDivinity snd Religion, that (as in the great frame of Nature ; fo) in the frame ofMrality, the truc motion is cir- rrrlar : FromGod the officient by God, the Dirigent to God, the final Canfe of all ; therefore as God is the fiat fpring or sauf of motion ; fo the creature is the Recipient firff, and the Agent after, in returning all to God again. Therefore mark,that our receiving Graces are outftrftgram. its exereije; and our receiving dunes are our firthhdati: t; and then our returninggraces and duties come next in'-which we, proceed from the 11r te the greater, till we come up to Go 4 laimfclf. Therefore
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