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320 In what things our obedience with chearfulneffe, willingnefi`'e , and delight : for when the love of God is flied abroad in mens hearts by the holy Ghof, men have affurance that their obe- dience and fervice is acceptable unto God, and fo they are encouraged in all chearfulnefte to offer their obedience as a free - will - offering to the Lord. Firff , To whom much is forgiven they love much, Luke 7.47. and fecondly, thofe that have true love, to them the commandments of God are not grievous, .John 5.3. the yoke of Chrift is light. Nihil di fficile amanti, Nothing is hard to a lover. To Jacob his (even yeares troublefome fervice Teemed to be fhort and pleafant, Gen. 29. 20. If therefore we truly love God, we will take delight to do his will. And thirdly, if we have afiured hope of falvation by Chriff, and live in expe &ation of happineffe , we !hall contemne all the difficulties of this life as not worthy the glory that!Ball be revealed,and joyfully pro- ceed in our way to life , becaufe of the joy that is feet before us. Let us therefore hold faft by this anchor: for if we leave this hold, we (hall eftfoon fall away into worldlinefïe, whither the furges of worldly defires carry us. And in this behalf as we are to imitate the example of the Angels, fo alfo of Jefus Chrift,whofe meat it was to do his Fathers will, John 4.34. and therein alfo was his delight, Pfal. 40.8. F acre voluntatemtuam,Deus mi,deleUUor,0 my God, I delight to do thy will: Pfal.t22. r. Ifai.54. i . 4. The holy Angels do the will of God readily & fpeedily:fo ought we without delay put in execu- tion the cómandments of God, behaving our felves towards our heavenly Mailer as the Centurions fer- v ants 7tom.8, i 8. 4. Readily and fpeedily