Spiritual Peace and Comfort. 339 may be in thofe fons, that know not themfelves to be fops. But fuppofe youwereout of all fear of Damnati- on ! do nor belie your own heart, and tell me, Had you not rather be Holy then Unholy ? pleating to God then dilpleafing ? and would not the Hope of Salvation draw you from fin to duty, without the fear of Damnation in Hell ; but youwill fay , That is Rill Mercenary, and as bad as fiaviíh fears. I anf- wer, Not fa, This Hopeof Salvation, is the Hope of enjoying God, and living in perfet Plea(ingncfs to him . and pleafure in him in Glory ; And the Delve of this is a Defire ofLove It is Love to God that makes you Defire him, and Hope to enjoy him. Laílly, I fay again, Take heed of feparating what God hath joyned. IfGod, byputting in your nature the feveral Pallions ofHope,Fear,Love, mac. and by putting a Holinefs into thefe Paffions, by fandifi- ingGrace, and by puttingboth Promifes anddread- ful intohis Word; .I fay, if God by all thefe means hath given you feveral motives rn obe- dience, take heed of feparating them : Donot once ask your heart fuch a queftion , Whether it would obey if there were no Threatning, and fo no Fear ? Nor on the other fid.e,do not let Fear do all,without Love. Doubtlefs the more Love conífraineth to du, ty,the better it is : and you (hould endeavour with all your might that you might feel more of the force of Love in your duties : But do you not mark how youaerial that Corruption that you complainof ? Your Doubts and Tormenting Fears are the things that Love íhould call out. Why then do youenter, tain them ? Ifyou fay, I cannot help it : why thendo ßb2 yo4.
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