300 pecíouo fartfj, love him, is as the Philofopher told him who demanded, Why Beauty was fo taking ? 7 tpi ifamtax, a blind mans queftion; nothing but blind unbelief can hold us from his Embra- ces. Whatever poflure Faith be in, whether contemplating him in the Mount, or leaning on the bofom of his Grace, or hiding in his ,Wounds, or fitting at his feet for Wifdom, or lying under his Scepter for power againfl Sin ; Hill it firs up an holy Love to him. It finds his Blood in every Pardon his Spirit in eve- ry Grace ; his Wine - cellar in every Ordinance; his Seal in every Promife ; and his Purchafe in every Creature. No wonder if St. Paul count all things dung and drofs for him. And St.AuJlin cry out, Sero to amavi Domine, Lord, 'tzar late e're I loved tbee. True Faith would have none but Chrif loving him, as St. Bernard ufed to fay, Plus quam mea, meos, me ; More than all my goods, my friends, my fell': And as another holy Man did, weeping that it can love Chrifi no more. As touching our Love to our Neighbour, it is alfo aftuated by Faith. Reafon and Huma- nity raife up a Love towards Man ; the Bar - laarians kindly received St. Paul and his Ship - wracked Company, Ail. 28. 2. Titus Vefpafian was called Amor & humani generics ; the Love and delight of Mankind : Suftëring none to go away fad from his Prefence. Nay Herod himfelf in a Famine turned all his Plate and rich Houfhold-fluff into Money, therewith to fetch Corn out of Egypt for the neceffities of the
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