---------------~~~----~--------~--~; Gr~atnefle of G o n. ....:__ \ 1 43 ------~-~----------------~- ----- I fhort ofhim. Therefore let no man doubtthat hee can goe toofarre,that there can be too much holindfe and firi{,tneffe in his wayes 5 but let him ~ . rcm~mber the great Go o ofHeavenand Earth, 1 i and what is due to him,and then thinke how t:ure / 1 1 thou falle!l: ihort of that which thou fhott1defl:' \ · 1 doe to him. It is an expreffionof Chrif1, Luke \Lu~e 14.:~.6'. I I 4· 26. /vfath. I o.. 27. He that loveth jd.ther,or mo- .Math.,o. 37· \ thermorethanme)iii'J8tworthy of me. That which l ·I would have obferved out of thefe places,is, He u not worthy ofme: that is, if men conGdercdmy / Greatntjfe, and excellencie, they would eaGly (ce · me worthy ofmore love, than this of friends, or than any that are dearefr to thee: and except you ~an doe fo, except you can prizemy love above thefe tl1ings, yea, even hate them' all, if they come into competition with me, you are not wor– thy of me. Confider therefore, how much love he is worthy of; a:nd fee if there be not reafon for that Commandement, where wee are com– manded to love theLord with a/lourflrength ·,. that is, if you would love Godwith that love that hee 1 . is worthy of, you would love God n;ith all )'OrJr \ flren,~th: that is,whatfoever firengrh a man hatb, hi5 love fhould caufe him to put it forrh , to ) doe fervice to God. If a man be rich,bee is abJe tqdoe m?rc for God, th~n a poore ma_ri) if hee \ be aM~g1flrare, heeea~doe more than a privare · man·,, tf l1ee bath learmng and know-ledeye, hee . ) b bath muc-h more, firength than another ; no.v the improvement .of thefe ro the glory of God; . that is, to love him filith aft thy jlre11gth. And if \ you ·
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