Part 1t\ · r;, ·s11liii .. "fr''A 1fluit: - , 37 ~ . thougb.~s of 'him : Set Nphis Love and Goodrlefs in yo!r. dlima– tion, as infinitely above all the creatures. Believe ·iE, the Love of your dearefi frientis;is an inconGderable drop to. ~l~e Ocean of his Love. Think not of him as cruel, or an enemy, If y o\1 would love him,or atlitf:t in him. Lr!'ve ~nd DrHght are ' n,e,·er fQ;-ced by b.rr'er:omm.ands and·threat'nings, bitt dra~~b~ for;th' magn~ticaily by attn~Ofive Goodneft.'Were not God moll amiable; and k1endly, and defireable tO us, it is not faying, [.Leve me • .or} will damn thee,] thatwould ever have eaufed man tQ love him; bm rather · to fear, .and h;tte , and fly from him. .T~in k ~ut of GodsLove; and G()bdhefs, arid Fidetity, as you doof his<P a~n·, and tben yoti will fit1d that-there ar-e i-ivers of~ plea jure in :.IJ'is' pufence, andffll~ rsefs of .joy at kij 'right --hand oi the 'fore=tafie~ whereof · are th.e ' only clelights-that can quiet the troubled tbidly foul. · 2 .. And if.youfay, LWhaf·Ua!J this.-to me,' any' more then to th~ lmgodlJ'•World., on ~w-hom the wrath of rsod- abtdeth? J I anfw.er; · Thou. art in Co"Yeti~n:~with' h~m >' 'an<Jl ~"e 'is. tMnc~'in ~che Covenant. · .R~llfltioni., eventhy.!f.~qe·~~~.cFe_d F'tit-ht i-·\·'thj" Sav'i~'t4;· a1~d f'h] s:1n• , CJ.ifier. No husband t~ fo tnvJOlablybo·und o-a w1fe, nor wtll f~ fa:~t-hfally anfwer ·his Relation, as the bl.efl'ex:l Creator; Redeemer– andSand:ifier ,uiltothee. Didfi thot-l...;well know and conGdet j . what it is t9~l~v~6~Hl,lfirnfelf_to be.\thine: in Co\ver1anr, ·.ro all · tl1efe u(es ,~ and t'o all the ehds-' tb<rt~thou i:}n'l!heafona'bly defire ·, , it womld fill up thy1foul wid1f~i~fy-ing.deligh~s~ '.. ' . ' . T.here is ·o~~~ling that th?uwa.nte~, ~~t what belongs to God · t.ogtve thee, ·mQne of' tfuef~ three great relati~ns. · And·fooner ffiall rhe. ·da-y .be, tb'rned- iQtOnight, aNd' ~he-ft.lftlllt- of natt.fre be · d4ffolved,.thenf1o~ 'wjil holate hisico.verrant o~ ,Gra<~. [&-. 3l· 1 2p; Z-I: [ ThiuJlith~the ''L&rd ·, If' ;ou't;dJJ. h'f.e•a£·Yny Csovena~t /;f the day, andmy C_ovenant ~f the '#Jight, and thPlt there. jhfJu!d 11ot !Je . ' d~ P~.n'dnight in t-heir feafon__: tloe'n-r»lfi.J alfo my Coven~m be brokfn, . ~-- J Ifa. 54.4, h ~~· r Fear ~et-; for 'thfJuluilt ,no(be' afot~-rne~,.. &.c: · For -thy :J'v.fwk_~r..f& ·th)'\Hds.~d: -(•the_LarJ ~f Vf.oft,r u'-hiJ. · n_~c J and , t<hJ ~Rtde~'rfif.'i:; ~ ~ke ' H~·fJ o!Je ,sf Ifracl~'- the' fJo'd -o(-th.e ~ho1e earth /hJti! he ~e ·c.alied •: Pvr -t'he Lor,d .hath' otll;pi:ivthe,e -'M' a : -m.pmtm f()~Jak..m ' and .~r·iewd ·tn '!pirif ;. tmd.a ~ife of:JiJ'ut?, when ( when thou ·Wttft ,refufed., fll.ith't'kj \Jod ,: ,For. ~ fmall momt~nt have. l:f'orfal{e~ thu:; ·b·J!t \~ith grcM merei:esr-hi_£t;I j,1rrbe'r' thae· 1:-· .].JS. ;a r!J-t!'fl-w~~r.~.'!~fi ttJ'j!fu~e'frolfJ the.cfor~ ;;.:m.ome11t. ·; c.11.t wi·r.Jr~Ju-n-;... · ~ · A.a a 3 ; 'lfl>jiint; ,~·
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