--~~-- ... _,___ -- ---- --· ' ,,6 \ ) \ He is altogether lo 7Jely. lSER.XVH call, head and members. Let this fl:rengthenour J ·· FJith, that if Cbrifi be fo altogerher lovely in ! himftlfc and ro the Father, then we may com:.. j fortably comt before rh~ Father, clothed with \ the garments of him our elder brother, and fo . reft our felveson the accepration of his Media-l tion that is fo beloved aMed iator. 1 Vft 2, Agaiae, if Chrift be fo lovely (al ~ogether ( To labourtobe lovely) then let m labour to be in him , tha t . {o ~;i~,~~~; fo we n:ay be l~we!y to God, be_cauf~ he is the! l lo'IJe{JI bejore firll amtable tlnng tn the world, rn wnom .wee Go.J. are all lovely, all our Iovelindfe is in beloveJ Chri£1:. Vfe 3· AgaincJif Chriftbefolovely,hereondywe Toftethmhow nave whereupon to fpend the marrow of our and whereupon b Jl. t:f! .o: 1 · · fL 'd 1 r, 19 .fPenrl.ourbrJl, en arre~t.tons. s ~t ~ot p!tty wee uJOU1 o,e a.J!Wionr. \ fo much of our aff.:chons as we doe upon other 1 thing,, Chrifi: is alcogerher lovely, \;Yhy fhou!d I :we dote upon other thi ng~ fo much, and fer up I Idols ifl our hearts above Chrifi ~ Is he J}r.qge· . ther lovdy, and flull not he have altogether our i l0vdy affections, efpecially when we are com– m:mded under paine of a curfe to love the Lord Iefus. Ant~themt~ Maranatha tothofe that love not. 1 Cor t6.a z.. ,. Chrifi: Let us therefore labour to placeall our fweet afleetions that are to be exercifed upon good,as lov.e, joy, and ~elight, upon this object:~ this lovely deferving obJett ChriftJwbDis t~ltoge;. ther lovely. When we fuffer a pure fireame a~ it were to run through adirty channell,our affetH. on~to run after the things of the world, which are worfe then our felves, we lofe our affettions and our felves. Let ·
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