4 geciouO ,faittl. I.t this Love we know that we are of the Truth,anc! (ball affure our hearts before him,' Pon 3.18,19. If thou love thy Brother in Deed and in Truth, affure thy felf, that thou art of the Truth;That the holy truth of the Gofpel is mixed with faith in thy Heart, and there grows up into the Di- vine life and likenefs : Say not,That thy Faith is dead or idle, as long as it can thew forth the Coats and Garments, the Alms and good Works which it hath done ; thefe (hew the life and labour of it : Nay further, thefe put thee into á nearer capacity to'have the Love of God manifefled to thee. God in the Prophet commands them to deal their bread to the hungry, to cover the naked,nat to hide them flves from their own flcfh ; and immediately after lets out him - felf in fweet Promifes to them, Thy righteouf nefr fhall then go before thee, Ifa. 58. 8. that is, thy Graces fnall vifibly appear to thee. And a- gain, Thou (halt call, and the Lord fhall anfryer, thoufhalt cry, and he 'hall fry, here am I, ver.9. that is,He will be very near and ready at hand to reveal hitnfelf to thee. And which is more, as St. iohn tells us, he will dwell in thee, He tbdt dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God, and God in him, I job. 4. 16. He dwells in the Divine Life, and the Divine Prefence dwells in him : He bath a Shechináh, nay, and an Oracle in his own hofom. God will fpeak, peace to his Saints; Eral.858. 19°i'Dr1 'n to his merciful ones,with them he will (hew himf elf merciful ; to them he will fpeak from the Mercy feat ; they give but ordi- I
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