372 line pal?Manz famílp 'Book. be firft infcribedon your hearts, that he may feem molt amiable to you and youmayboldly Trutt him, and filial Love may be the fpringof duty. Make ufe of the Son and Spirit to lead you to the Father ; and of Faith in Chrift to kindle and keep alive the Love ofGod. The Love of God is our Primitive holinefs and fpecially called, with its fruits [ Our SanEhfication, ] which Faith inChrift is but a _Means to. Let it be your prin- cipal end in /hayingChrift, to fee the Goodnefs, Love and Amiablenefs of God in him : A condemning Bad is not fo eafily loved, as a Gracious Reconciled God. You have fo muchof the Spirit, as you have Love to God This is the proper gift of the Spirit to all the Adopted Sons of God, to caufe them with filial affec`fion and dependance, tocry AbbaFather. Know not, def're not, love not any creature, but purely as fubordinate to God l Without him, let it be Nothing to you But as the Glafs without the face, or fcattered letters without the fenfe; or as the corpfe without the foulé (o) Call nothing Profperity or plea[ure but his Love; and nothingadverfityor mifery, but his difpleafure, and the caufe and fruits ofit. Whenany thing would feem Lovely and deferable which is againft him, call it (p) Dung t And hear that man as (q) Satan or the Ser- pent, that would entice you from him t and count him but Vanity, a Worm, and duff, that would affright you from your duty to him. Fear him much, but Love him more I Let (r) Love be the foul and End of every other duty : It is the end and Reafon of all the reft but it bath no End or Reafon but its Object. Think of (o) Pfal.3o.5.Pfal.63. 3. (p) Phil. 3.7s 8. (g) 0l4t: 16.2 3. (r) z Car.' 3.14.
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=