. • . . . • "' 3) : otfr def(ince; and for th_efubduing ofour finnes, and his ri- ·.che·s to 0.1~e V.$·rich,and to fupplyall our wants; then wee ,doe inde·ed.e.IC>ue God:at:1d the more we can reioycehi thefe ~hings,the 1nore ~1e loueGod;and the lelfe we delight herein, the lelfewe loue him. So for the word and facraments_, whereinChrHl Iefus offereth hi.m-felfe vnto vs, to make vs parca~ers ofhii bodieandbloud. Wouldwee then try how ·we loue God ?wee may try it by examining what clelirc wee haue to thefe things.Would we come to this banquet of the heauenly King,to eate the bodie, and drinke the blood of his fonne that is fet beforevs, rather then to the table ofan . earthlie1\iug.to ~aHe offuch cheare as hee can make vs? then . this-affettion is truly in Vi,becaufe wee haue a foltnd delight • to come where hee is. For in thefe meanes God cloth offer himfelfe-vnto vs_, and commeth to abide with vsJ as Chri{l · faith,that hee and his father will dwell with vsJand the holy Ioh~r.f..2Jo .. . Gholl alfo will come into our hearts. . . The fec.~ndnote whereby wee may try our loue to God., ~ '~ isobedience.As ChriH faith, loh.t4.zo. He that lollcJ me~, k!epumy _Gomff!tt1!demcntJ:he then that keepes Gods com– mandements befl,Joues6odbefl.But ifany one fay,that bee·:· loues Ggd as well as the bell,and yet will deale faHlie, and ·. Jie, ·anddHfemble,a.n_d let :Ais heart runneafier his couetouf· neffe:ifno good coq1munication proceede out ofhis tnouth . but only froward,and wanton, and vaine fpeeches: let him . ' knoweaffuredlyl'hedeceiueshimfelfe, and .th.eloue ofGod , i$ not withinhiru . .The loue ofGod, .whcre.foeuer it is truly ,: fcaced, will.cauf~ .e.e~dience vnto God. . . · · . · ~ ~ . Ifon~ ilio_u,d fa¥;bee toued theK~ngas wel~ ~s any. fub.– .ieB:)and yetwould alwaybe~either pracHling or inueAting :, treafon,couldwee~belecue. hi~? N~ rriciremay we beleeue, . or on~c c:J~re to imagine,that thofe that commit.wickednes . anq '&alkc;. ie. the~pa;rh~s ·o(varighteoufileffe, either are, or · . ~an b~,th~·fri~hds· ofG.od. ~ Nay, fofarre as aman allowei ·· him.fe'lfe t'o 'doe anie thing contrarie tO 'the Commande.. ' ~~tus~fofarre he :ts~ ahatefull perfon and an cnemie toGod~ ,. ,Ree that h11th my ~-ommaundementJ, andk!epes them; faith . ... • Chrifl,heel.o~ts· mee,lohn 14.ZI. , . . :. . . . A ~,.
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