VERSE I. b Iiup, 6 vwesile eie, at,cd- get-, drcaolk9.1,6- etepigess, avalenra i ;sial,azovco- Tri p.toi tiot 771 (ago- x6Naorr era haCONa ;pi ipxi (tiro, Ira iogie xe<siinaj- xe. ignat. ep.ad Netn.oirr o LpSv, ipdp zit era pcetvir *JD". $U4'171 0 iai 4. free t's-wiseleth &e.lbid. c Pia1:69. Pratiz4.41 5. Efay 8.7. Evidencesofour truelove to Chri . remarmallavalliall. our Gripes, and our burdens for us, which were heavier than all the world could lay on ? And this was the in- ducement of that holymartyr a Polycarp, to die for Chrid, notwithflanding all the perfvvations of the per- fecutors, whoby his apollacic would fainhave call the more difhonour uponChridian Religion, and as it were by fparing him, have the more cunningly perfecuted that ; his es:Ehtiefixyeares, faith he, Ihaveferved him, andhe never inallthat time loath done me any hart, why fhould Ibefo ungratefisil at not to trull him indeath, who inp long a life bath neverforpakenme ? 1 am perfwaded, faith the ApoIlle,that b neither death,nor life, norprinci- palities,norpowers, nor thingsprefent,nor thing tocome, nor height,nor depth, nor any other creature fhall be able tofeparate lidfrom the loveofgodwhich is inChrifl IeTsts oar Lord, Rons.8. 38,39. Nothing able to turne away his love fromus, and therefore nothing fhould be able to quench our loue to him. Many waters, that is, by the uftall c expreffionof the holyScriptures,many ons, perfecutions, temptations, cannotpooch love, nei- ther can the floods drowse it,Cant.8.7. Thirdly, A zealeand jealous contention for theglory, truth, woribip andwages of Chrifl wickedmenpretend much love to Chrifl, but they indeed ferve onely their owne turnes ; as 'vie, whichclafpes an Oake very clofe, but only to fuckeout fap for its owne leaves andberries; but a true love is full of care to advance the glory of kingdome, and to promotehis truth and vvor- fhip, feares le l Satan and his inftruments fhould by anymeanes corrupt his truth, or violate his Church, as theApofile to theGalatians profeffeth, the feare which his love wrought in him towards them; 1 amafraid of yon, I have bellowed toponyoa labour in vaine, Gal+ It- 16. So we finde what contention, and difputation, and flrife of fpirit the Apoillesand others in their mini- fieryufed, when Chtift andhis holy Gofpell was any way
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