TheSpiritual!Sonnefhip. Secondly, itisholy;foracarnal'affeâionislull ratherthen lone, and God e- lleemes it not.Thirdly,the ground ofir,it is Chrifl;for itGodbenotknown as hehathieuealedhimfelfe in Chriff, he cannot be loued : Men ignorant ofthis myaery,may fpeake oflottingGod, but that they thouki truly loue !)n) , it is vnpoffible. Fourthly,the inducementto this loue, is himfelfe;for,to loue God for profit,orbenefit, isahiredloue,and rodsasreprobates may hatter but the truth of loue,is when he is louedfor his owne fake,fimply;that is,wheu a man conftdering the excellencyofGods nature, lookethno further, and laboureth with himfelfe,onelyfor it to delight inhim. This is the nature of lone toGod. NowthOMarkel ofthis losearethe( .7hefirft it adefireoffetiowfip with God: Lote dothalwayesbe°et adehreoffociety. He that loues God , muff needsdefire toconuerre with-God , and a joyit willbe to hi Ioule, whenhee may (asit were)meete with theLord. Great was the loue betwixt Dtuidand Iot4tb4t, their fouleswere knttagethertYou (hall fee in the Ilorywhat contentment they i t Sam, in.:. tooke in eachothers company; what Ihilts they madeto isleete, when Datad darli notcome tothe Court for feare ofsatl, what weeping there was when they were topart. This ll,eweth,that loue dothbreed adeiireoffocirty with the party loued.Soit is inthis lone;Now thoughGodbe euerywhere, fothat wecannot(though we would)goo from his prefencek : yet there is an efpeciall k Pfal. sag. r: kind offellowfhip hadwith himin the exercifes ofthe word and Sacraments, and inprayer. In the Word,God fpeaketh,andpowreth oat hismind i vntovs.In 1Prou.naa, prayerwefpeaketohim,andpewreoatoarhsart: beforehim In the Sacramentsmptat,aa.e. hegiuethvifiblepledges ofhisfauour,in themwedo theebakevpon,andbeadleths wordoflife'. And therefore in thelontraofGod, great loueis notedto theft nlob, n, a. things, andto the placewhereGod intheft things offereth him elfeuntohis feruants :1 hanelsaed the habitationofthy hoafaa,etie. How amiablearethy tabtna_ oPfal. 44. oleo P,faith Daniel;and Ohbow Ilow thyword9: It isthe ieyandthe reioyeingofmy f PIal. 84. T. heart, faith!item,':Eaenin andmorning, aadatname roil! Ipray r,epe.Seaentimesa`1raks9sT daydoe l prarfethee:To apply euery marke byitfelfe,as we fct it downe;let this[Cis! s5rr bemarked by thole that.wiil take it as a great wrong,ifthey (hal be Paid sotto t pfal,u9,164 loueGod,and yet come to the exercifesofthe word, &c:as a beare toaflake, and take more ioy in any timethen in that whichis fo fpent. Entry fermon is to them the very burthenofthe Lord:the Lords Supper,as Come courie,home- ly,lluttifh,fare,is lookedvpon,& refufedwith (come. Suchwill fay, they lone God,but when heofferethhimfelfe tothem,and commeth forth tomeet them, they turneaway fromhim,and delire to haueno fociety with him.Deniethere things whocan , that lout to God mull needsbreed der re to draw cetre to God,ehattheexercifes of theWord &Sacraments,and fsray er,arethemeanes bywhich we come tohaueakindofholyfellowihip with hisMaielly; and let the bareelleemers, and carelefferefpeâers ofthefe feruices, fee how they cats iulitfie themfelues to love the Lord. Thefetondmarkeis, lone ofobedience to the m,NafGod. Tboafbalt lonethe Lord thy God, and! eepe thatwhich hoe comma: drib thee.. Ifysalsae me, herpemy Commandements=. He that keepethhit word,inhimaD cutn.r. is thelow ofGodperfetlindeeda. Lonebegetteth likeneffeofafleâ ion.Hewhich '171114'"3. InuethGod , will loue that which ispleatngto God, will hate thatwhich'''. .,ç, heabhorred); retbarloue tbs.Lord, hate mill; Heneeis noted in the fernantst,Pfal .97.ío. ofGod, Inch adefireofobedience , and filchadeteflationofSinne: Oh that my ways:were direlled , toheepe thy Statutes a! ¡bate allfalfe mows b ; and fuck sptal. sin, s, a forrowelsar they cannot doerho good iOhiehtLwy aso,ildo, Trieweour felnesby,R 7ttj this marke, wee, which when we helm of louingGod abone allthings , be ready to Rand foorth, and ro fay with him in theGofpell; Allthis Ibaaedone frommyyouthd: Let vs fee, where is our obedience; nay,whereis our care,todLu4,18.st. prosaowhat io thegoodto'illofGod o. Surçly lite whichhailsno careofknowledge, hathnogreat delireof obeditoc. Mess greatell delight, is in the things ICk 4 Which 375
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