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VER
ig.
epheians,
Chap.;.
41;
cent
and moderne
then the inverfionwhich we
follow harp. So
that
all
the Papiftsdifcourfe, efpecially'the fchoolmenthat
hence make our
love
the
root, whole
work communicated
is
the
fouleand
life
of
every
other
grace,
it
is
treatife betide the dore.
a.
It may be asked, what this
is,
to be
rooted
in
love.
This
may have
a double
fenfe
which
here may
Rand
: in
love
:
that
is,
about Chrifts
love,
or by
meane
of
Chrifts
love:
It
may
import the
caufe
of
our roo-
ting,
or
the
fubjedb
and
about which
we
take rooting.
But
to
fay
rooted
and
grounded,
that
is
ftrengthened and confirmed
by
meane
of
love
flied
abroad
in
your hearts
:
or
rooted
and grounded,
that
is,
more
fully perfwaded
of
Chrifts love, by
experience
of
him dwelling
in
you
and ftrengthening
you,it
will
come
much
to one matter.
It
may be asked,
what this
is to
comprehend.
By diligent confideration
to take
a
view,
of
the
largeneffe
of
Chrift
his love: for
Phil.
3. r
r.,
to
comprehend
is
there joyned
with
following
hard,
and
the greek interpreters doe
make
this word anfwer our
over-
taking
one
aftertravaile..
The
4th
thing
is:
How the Apoftie
can with
that
we fhould compre-
hend
and
know that which
furpafl'eth
knowledge.
It
is
to
be underftood
of
that
meafure
to which the Spirit
of
God doth
here
bring
us
:
and thefe
.
Rand
well
together
in
force fort ,
to
comprehend that which cannot
be
pettedly
known
of
us. Armin,
to
underftand thefewords,we
muff
know
how
it fares with
C
hriftian fouls
in
their proceeding.
r.
They
cafte
the love
of
God
which draweththem to him.
2. Through
weakneffe
they grow to flagger
and
to
be
off
and
on
in
the
perfwafion
of
his
love, when exercifes over-
take
them.
3.
In
this
weak
eftate,they
are like
childrenthat
live
by
fenfe and
cannot
fee
through
thefe
clouds,and
if
they fet
themfelves
to
mule on
fuch
things
as
might help
them, they
are
not
able
to
continue fuch
thoughts,nay not toenter them to purpofe,being much carnali
and un-
confirmed.
Now
the
Apoftie prayeth
that
thefe Ephefians which had
tatted the love of
God (thatthey
might partake
in
afiâions
more
comfortably)
might be more fully perfwaded and better
groun-
ded
in
Chrifts love,
againft their
owne
weakneffe
by
meane
of
Chrift
in
them, that
thusftrengthened, they
with
all
other
beleevers might
be able
to
cart all
matters
in
their mind, and by diligent confideration
to take a view
of
the
large meafure
of
Chrift hislove,
and thus
come
to
know
that
in force
part which cannot
pettedly
bee
known
of
Qwefl
.l.
Ahfw.
The
Reps by
wbkh
we
pro-
ceed
ro
be
roo-
ted in the love
of
Chrill:.
us.
t.
Then
wee fee
here,
What
is
a
thing
able
to
imbolden
us
againfí
all
"I*
The
of
perfecutions,the
feeling ofCbrifl
his love
wherewith
he
kath lovedus.
Wee
thrifts
love
rejoyce
in
of
fliflions,becaufe experience
of
the love
of
Cod
is
/bed
into: our
dochimbolden
hearts. And
Rom.8.33,34,3
5.
The
A
poftle
doth
fpread a
flagge
of
de-
Per'rg'úpónoU
fyanceto
all
enimies,
being perfwaded,
rooted
and
grounded
in
this
Korn. 5.5.
love
of
God
in
Chrift Jefus:
Who
tuait[epurateus
from
the love
of
God
Rorn.a.;a,34,
in
;q