---- -----::-------------.,... - ----··- -~·-- -~· .., .. 't (ulfe..,inric~ing_ exanzination. 1. 13 7 , _lafting Kingdome of Heaven. A fenfe ofw,hichj 1 --·-·-· ; extraordinary goodnetfe, make~ us preferre his · i 81ory)beforeany.worldlygood, the fiveetndfeof . 1 l!feJ or ~lv~tion: '!ffoul.e. Unti~l our foules bee in- i I hghtnedwuh favmg fauh; and theeyes-of our un- : t derft:anding.unfealed to fee into) and to apply un- r ~ to our felves. the ·myfrerie of our particular re- · demption, we-cannot looke into the rich treafury i of God~bottomlefiCandboundleffegoodneffe and j bounty unt0 us; we cannot behold the beauty and .IexceJlency of fo great Majefiie, which are lf_-,ecbll occafion, matter, and motives, firfr, to frirre up .andkindle inus an ·holy love : The branches and · ri!ings ofwhich ftcred flame are thefe : 1. Firft;·Whenwe are certified by a.Iively f:tith') ofour reeondliation with God by ,the death of Chrifr Iefus; which is .the Conduit-pipe, thorow which all comfortsandg·races doe fweetly flow·un- · tous ; we·&eginnne to love -Godfor hiS loveand' goodnelfeunro us, according to that, ~!oh. 4· 19.· J Therefore rPe loveGotl; bei~~HfllxlfJVed/11 lilft~' For cer• · tainlynoman canwundlyand firicerety love .God, with true zeale, and-withoutby..refpects, untill he be perfwadedin hisowneheart, that all'hisfin; are remitted, and th'~t he1s eternalfy belovedofGod. ' But then every ,blJ:lE~g ofGod is as it wereb'ei– lawe!) toblow·the fire of our love to a bigger flame. Then·wee-beginrre to confider with me1 -: t:ings of fpir1t-, .and-pangsof ~earefi: affections ~- ·' · wh~t>an infinite mercy ofGod ,it was, that we·e . were not cut -otf"'before our calling and converfi- . ; on, itHhetimeofeur• open difobedience 'andre- · ' hellion, . ' . !
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