Ch. 4. Mutual and Í. Join. Brotlerly Lòve, Ch. 4 ring, Merits, Relurreltion and Ihterce(fion to is fullyperfwaded of God's great and fpecial fave us, and fhall confefs,this, whatever fi.ffe- Love to him, Cich as he hat: manifc&ed by ring it colt him, but that man mull: needs be Christ, and thereupon doth love God entirely ,pollèfs'd by God's Spirit of holy Love, and fo above all, in that meafure, cannot fear that filch God dwelleth inthat manby hisSpirit, and that a God will damn him, or leave him to the, man in God,as the great object ofhis Faith and malice of Men or Devils, and by Death it Pelf Love. (Farwith the Heart man believeth to Righ- do himany hurt inconfiftent with dearth love; teoafroefs, and with theMonth Confeon is made If Wives and Children fear nót being muff ro Salvation, Rom. to.) der'd by loving Husbands or Fathers : Perfe& 16. And we have known and be- Love would make us fully quiet in our trek lieved the love that God hath to us. in God. Painful fear of Hell, Death, Sieknefs; God is love, and he that dwelleth in Poverty, or Perfecutors, doth thew a d'ftru& and doubtingof God's Love, (who could lure love, dwelleth in Gcd, and God in quickly lave us by filch a Word as made the him. World) and an tmperfeûion of our Love 'to 16. And knowing, and by Faith believing, him as caus'd by this di&ruf, Fear may Band the Love that God hush to us, and hash deck- with true Faith and Love, but not with pee red in Chrift, we again conclude, that GOD IS fed. Only I confefs fenfitive Paffron, through LOVE, and he that dwelleth in Love (ai his bodily difèafe or difpofition, quite dilterie ruling habit ofSoul andprat {ice of Life) dwel- from rational Fear, is a Tyrant, which Faith leth byCommunion inGod far the Eye in the and Reafon will notovercome, As aMan hound Light ; and a Friend by Love dwells in his with Chains to the top of a Spire-Steeple is Friend) and God by his Spirit of Love in rationally lure that he cannot fall, and yet is terrified with looking down. O how mould Note, I prefer this Verle before all the Hu- fearful Chriftians &udyTrufi and Love, as their mane Learning in the World. only cure and quietinghelp. 17. Herein is our love made per- -19. We love hinì, becaufe hé firft fee, that we may have holdnefs in the loved us. day of judgment : hecaufe as he is, fo t9 And it is the knowledge ofGod's ante are we in this world. cedent Love to uf, giving us a Chrift and 17. And our Love is for this blelped effect, Grate, arid making us love him, which thug that we may joyfullynow forefee, and hand,at delivereth theSoul from fear, and turneth us loft before him in Judgment, as the Lord, to to him with love and boldnefs: if his Loye whomby Love we are eadear'd and united : had been a meer dependant confequentof ours., forts his breech is dearth to us in this World, how uncertain mould we be of its conti- and we obey and follow himin fuffering, Co it nuance is that we may conic to him in Glory, with If a man fay, I lave God, and whom our Life is now hid. hateth his brother he is, a liar : for 18. There is no fear in love, but perfeft love cafteth out fear : hecaufe he that loveth not his brother cvhtirtl fear bath torment : he that feareth is he hath feen, how can he love God, not madeperfeft in love.. whom he hath not feen ? is. For tho' our darknefs and guilt would 2o. But ftill, Pray, our Love tei God mila keep us tinder terròur, left God Should deftroy he fl.ew'd in our hearty Love to our brethren us, or our weeknefs make us fear the power of To hate and perfecute them, yea, not effeltuaf- Man, and bodily Calamitiesand Death, yet the ly to love them, provethhim a Lyar who faith, Love that Í (peak of hath none ofthisterrour he loveth God : It is God in his Ìniage that you in it ; but were it perfeá, it would£utlÿ quiet Mid love and help : He ncedetii you not, but the Soul, and cah out all di&ru&ful painful tip will make you need one another, to try fear : fin- rho' cauteloso preventing fear of aft your Loveand Obedience to him. If you love danger is necefrary in this Life to our Cafe not his vifble I urge, bow C411 you love the avoiding evil, and the awe and reverence of invifbleGod? 'Phis Both bet deMCI your pat isthe Duty of every Creature, yet tor- deceiving Hypocrifie. tnentingor painful troubling fear comet: from 2I. And thi3 obtru ìändrñ'ent haae di&rù&, air mewed: rh,e out Rove fs yft im> rve froth him, that he Who loved# per Note, God, love hi$ brother alfo This if b ttí tifrornäentimmt,feát t ofGod andfreak,Ö Hell and of Death', Jick- ata And he that Will be the fudge whet' Wks and G"to$è$ Ilerë: #or hie slait b' Faith lobe him truly, bath made this his funAiry Rt greao
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