Spiritual PerfeClion S1mc will (~em t_o grace o~h_er s wi th a ~ouri~ of W?rds, that they may tax them more freely , and wtrhout fu ~p 1 cton .. ~o pra t ~e Wl[ho_ut a grou nd of real wor th, is fordid fl a r~ e ry; b_u r D <:omme~J wtt h a mt~h t e vo us Inten t, ts. the wo~~ T:eachery. Some v.nll am the ~ICI{ day and nlgh r, and feem to f } mpa t!Hft: With them in their Pains Vulr~nfl cad4 . ~;(~V;~~~~~~:r~ r~~f ~~~;;u~=~~~ai: ~:.c~t~~~ r~a;icr~ t~~a ~~.: They a pp elf like mourning 'tlen!tpct:o~:. T h1re :Jre ot hers !dSgu i1rr, who efl~em empry Comp le ments to be Courtly Dcceocies. and though l ri ~ not their dc fi 14n r_o be io jur ioll s to rhGft.: whom they ca rdS, nt their Love i; only frcm t~_e Ton_~u~ , ~;h i c h m_t '-- e Ap0flle'scxpreffi on, Ub11t a tit~ klinf!.'Cymb1r/ T heir prct<"n JcJ fnt:n~ ! ht p IS hke Leaf gold, \·ery ex~c n fivc , but roan wo rn off for WJ nt of depth. Ot h(! rs ~re Mercenaries, th~ t like t he Heat hens, do Good to t llo(e f rom whom thq reu ive Good; t h ~ l r .LO\'e d~ g.enera r ~ s. mto Traffic k, and does not p~ocecd from a Divine Principle. ] og~ n:tom and Chrt !li lll, Sp1 r1ts hav~ n?t ~uch crovkerJ l ncl l.na tions , alwa ys rt fleB:i ~1g up. o, the1r own l nrc rdl. l 1s rrue, Chnfltan Love dcdares 1r fe lf in alre rnate aU:s at Kind· n·.::fs , but i <> alfo excrci f(!d wh"!re t he re are oo fuch inducements . This is to imitate our Eea,·eo ly Father, who don goodro aU, without any dcf...rt in the recti vers, and beyondall req ,. ir al A filet: ion is the Furnace wheri io finccre Fr iends are trrcd , and di fce rn 'd from lhe de. ceicful ; their Affi £ tionsare common ; t he ir Compaffi ons and cordial affill a ncc are corn. Jn l)~· T his is thc mofl: cerr ain and figoi fican t Character of un feigned Love, not to fat! Ill a calamitous fC~afon . Jo ~ aggravat es his Sorrows by t his rcReCl ion, tbat bis Friend1 ;~i~A~flo~lc's t:a~~d:::~(IJ~~ ;r eaf~· c%~~~s \~:~~~~~ i~u~ f~~l~~e~~ i~o~ i;~!~' ~~c~r~~~ ::~ll:~l~n~at~~fu~ a~:,;; ,, 0 ;.'/" Vt· c m 1y !Ccurely rel y on their Prieodfhip, who affo rd us "' unde fir'd fupplies in time cf l";l"'"'IJ0'" 1um trouble. ;~ ~d:::r:rt ' The Obferva ti on of the wire Philo fo pher is \'crificd in every Age, That Men in aflour- (Dmu. lH c ifb~n?. o ndllion are{ruroundt d JVitb Friends, httt in a1J ajjliflcd art for{llkt n. This Confide ~:~~ntu ami· ra ta on .lho~ I U inflame us with .a ~ o l y am.~iti on of the fri t..: o.dlhip of Go?; for his fincere wumeu~b.. Love 1s moll tenderly exprefs d m our d ul~t..:fs: The Pfalmdl enforces h1s Requefi by th_is m&um(ttiu : moti e, Be not f~.~ r off, fo r tro:tble U '!t ar. ·Tis oft en fcen, that Men fly from their Ac- ~;~:j~~=~:n- ~~~~t~~~~~'n:~;:} :~~~,l e:~~; [d~~~'kt~~f ~nai~~~Po~it~ AffeCtions; but then the bleffed f"tiHnt , umb: ~-oban:ur. Sen Ep 9 l r~r. I. l l . z . Our Love mufl be pure. Su ing JOfl h11v t purified JO!;r Souls in r;hqing the Tr111h t hrouf.IJ the ,' pirit , u ~to zm(tit,nrd love of t he Rrtthrtn j /a that JOU love one anot her with a pur( f !rart ferv(nt/y Tht: pur it y of Love eithe r ref (>.e~s the caufc of it, or the exer· cil ~ and cftC£ts of it T he caufe of pu re Love is the Otvtne {:'ommand, and the Divine P aw.:rn fe t b.: fo '"e us T he Love of God to ~en is a leading Rule w us: He loves them according to the rt: f~mbl a nce of his imi table Pcrfc£l: i-- ns in them; and coofequeotly, the more holy and hea ve nl y , the more ri q, hreous and graci ous Men are, the more they fh ::ml d be Cihf c:u ·d t·:> our Affeaions . This is to love God i n them, and according to t ileir tr ue love! inefs: Thi s is to lo ve them by the impre ffi on of tha t Love wherewith God loves h i 11t~ 1 r. Our SH• iour tells us, They th4t do his FAther's Ul ifJ, are hu Brothtrs, Si· jltrJ, and lVot{un. · f herc is an imp•tre Love, th <~ t proceeds from the f: militude of vicious Affe£l:ions, and is er~ rtrnin'd br fi 1ful "iocict v, t hat is f.ua :Jy conra gious. The T empter mofl: forcibly aJ. lures wht: n he is l e~ ft fu f{) eft ed He concC'als the Se rp::!nt 's Sting in the Tongue of a Fri nd . The l'rien.ilbi ? of t he \VNid is conr raCl ed and cemenred by fenfual Lulls; and t he enJ of it will be t h'.; c:>rmemi ng t he Corrupt ers and the Corrupted tog~rher for t vcr . T t1e exerc ifc: and ~'ft:a;of pL! re Love principJ II y rcfpeEt t he Soul, the more excellent and imrnorul p:~ rc of our Friends . We are commanded ro txhort one anot her, lPhile 'tU ea!· led to d17, a!Jd to pro_v~ke O>Jl' anot~a to love, and good works. Ex hort~ tion includes In• fi ru£tion and Admomr!on: rhegtvtn g: Coun fcl bow [Q preferve the Pun ty, and fecu~ethe Sq J vat~o o of rhe So ~l ; huw to pn:Vt'nr S_1n, and to cure Jt by the conviClion of ConfcJe ~ ce when ~ ~ no.- anr of 1ts Dut y, by rhetXC1r .:1 rinn of rh..: Affc8 ions when cold and .Dogg tfh, an I dirc£ti ~m to order the Co ,lVerfano~ ari ~hr T he p ~ r forma nceof t h i ) Du ty is JOfepJrabl e from pnre and unfdgned Love, ~:-J l the n e-~ h:a of ir is a1~ argument of _d eadly Ha· t red. Thore pJ~lt not hate thJ Brotber tn .thy f!eart, nor Jilffa Sm to fJ e r~pon htm If yo~ di{Cover any pro~n oll1c k orfymprom ot a 01f~afe gro wu1 .~ in. a Fr iend, thar threarened h1s L ife, wh ~ t a cru el negleB: were it not to ad.vife anJ u rg~ b1m r_o c: pply the befl means for his p1 e[t!rvat ion? Much more an: we obh1;t:d eo rc.Ehtic the Errors In J u~u-;;rr;i a~e~
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