2a The Soulea effedual calling to Ghrih. T lohn 4.19. llefóó I I.4. on aman, leaves a ftrìing imprefíion upon him, t .en a mans touch will feele it ; but if it be mar. venous light, then it may lye upon a man, and be pre fent with him, and vet not beperceived : as a feather, lay it upon a mans finger on the fudden, or amore in a mans lace; bccaufe it leaves no im. prefiorr, hec feeler it not but if there bee any weight laid upon his hand, then hefeeles: fo if it be water that moifiens him, or fire that fcor, cheth him,he is fenfibleofit fo love in the foule is like .touching in the body : nowwheraloving kitidneffe h not set on:upon then ar.t, though it be present -with the foulo; tyet becatife it leaves no impreflion upon thefelule,hence itcomes that the heart cannot be furredwith any 1oVe towards it nor be touched and aífeCtedwith ir,nor retort that joy, and delight as :becomes the favour of God- So that there muff he the loveofGod, let- ting forne fweet intimations into the heart, and exprefling it felfe to the foule, and affe&ing the heart therewith ; and then our love comesto bee kindled towards God againe ; Gods love fetling upon the foule,drawes and pins our love toGod againe. This is the ground ofthatthe Apoftle fpeakes, We love llim,becatefe he loved iu firft. It muff be the beames of Gods love that muff fall upon the foule, before the foule can returne love toGod againe. So in Hofea, I drew them, faith the text, with the cords of love, and withthe bands of a man: as who lhould fay, God lets in the cords of his love into our foules, and that drawes our loves to him
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