Eat rJ/riends,Drinke. 8 ~ \ --------- t ofJttdgemem: and afftt1:ions, there is amutuaH' Saa.lll. I fympat hy in the good and il1 one of another, as 1 if there wereone foule in rwo bodies : there be ! 1 1 mutual friends and mutuall enemies. Do I not hate Pi•l. t)g.:!..I. 1 them(faith David)that. h~te thee. There is mutuall 1 l loveofone another for their owne ~akes; in flat- ,tery men love themfdves moll: ~ mfemblance ! loveothers,but all is in reflection tq_t'hemfelv<!s. There is liberty which is the lifeoffriendfhip, there is afree interc0urfebetween fi·iends, a free openingof fecrets :·fo here Chrifr openeth his I fecrets to us, .and we to him, we acquaint him ,' with themoilhidden thoughts ofour hearts,and ,we layopen all our caresandde fires before him: . , thus f...A{brahamwascalledGods friend, ::md the 1·· Difciples Chrifis friends. It- is the officeof the l Spirit to reveale the fecrets ofChrifi heart to us ! concer~in& our'Owne falvation ; .heclothnot reI veale htmfelfetothe world. _ · I In friendfhip there is mutuall folace and com1 tort one in another. Chrill: delighteth himfelfe· I inhis love to his Church, and his Churchd~- lighteth her felfe in her love to Chrill:. Chrifis delight was tobe withthe fons ofmen, and ours is to be withhim. Infriend £hip there is amutuall honourandre– ,fpecr oneofanother; but here is fomedifference 1 i'n this friendfhip ; .for- though Chrifr calls.. us .friends, and therein ia fome fort brings himfelfe down to us, yet we muft remember-that this is a l friendlhipofunequals:Cnrifts honouringofus is · hisputtinghonour uponus,.our honoring ofhim l • , . lS
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