that knocketh. Church,ke doth it in love:Ifhe be angry in cor- S B a. V. ret'l:ing,it is out of love : If cMercifu!l,it isout of love:If he bePowerfoUin d~fending his Church, and revenging himfelfe on our Enemies, all is love, God ts ltnJe (faith{ohn) that is, he fbewes • Ioh.4.s. himfelfeonly in wayes, expreffions and chara- . Clers of love to his Cht1rch : So Chrifi,~s God, is all loveto the Church. Andwe fee the Scrip- · r.ures alfo to fet out God as love, both inhis Er– fence, and in his Relations, r. In Relationsof PC: 1 lovetohisC'hurch,HeisaFather, vtsaFather a . to1· pi_ttieth his childc, fo.the Lordpittirs them :hat fi1re I !: . htm ; and z. alfo m thofe fweet Attnbutes of I love,yvhicharebis ~ffenc.e,aswefee,Exod.34·6. \ j When God defcnbes htmfelfe to t:J~,toft-s after his rldiretoknowhim, in the former Chapter, , Thou ctmft not foe me "'d live;yet he would make f ' him know him, as was fit for him to beknowne, ~·· .. Exod. H 6. Jehovah, Iehovah, Strong, c.fi'tereifoU, GrMiom, Long-fojfiring,&c. THus God will,be knowne in thefe Attributes of Confolation. So Chrifl:as God,is all loveand mercy : Likewife Chrifi as J : ~ man, he was man for this end robe all love and mercy: Takehim in his office,as Iejus tobea Saviour, he carrieth falvation in his wings, as it is, I Mal.4.2 .bothby Office,andby Nature. ) And here how excellently is the expreffion , ! of Ctuifl:s mercy, love and patience fet out ~ 1 . He knocks, my Belovtdknocketh, &c. faying, He 1 · ~ , knocks for further entrance (as was lhewedbe- 1 I J i f"re) feme he had 2lready, but he would have 1 I fut:tber:As you knowwe have divers rooms and \ I K 3 places l ________:
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