CxAr.z Z. A Commeadarie upon the 3 56 The fecond rule for the right order of found loue is , that it mutt be- ginne at home, but may not there determine : the rule ofthe loue ofour Matth.19.:9. neighbour, Chrift hath made the loge ofourfclues, and as we are to pro- vide for our owne good firft, and that according to the wifedom which Mat h.e.i ;. the word teacheth; frf feeling the k igdome, thepearle, the treafure for naatth.13s4. our foules, and then thefeoutward things for our outward man; euen fo are we toderive this loue in this manner veto the foules and bodies of others, according as they are nearer vs, or further off in the degrees of grace and nature. And here refpe& mull he had, T. to thole of our owne houle, as to whomwe are tyed either by the bond ofmarriage,who be- ingone with vs,haue right to the fame affcEtionwherewith we loue our felues; or ofneere blood, as parents, children; or ofduty, as fcruants:he that careth not for thefe, is worfe then an infidel , and hath denied the faith. z. He that careth for nonebut thefe is little better: for if loue bee found within, it will be working outwardly. As, 1. to luth asare tyed by any bondof blood, or alliance, mien without thefatnily. z.to fuch as 1 are in perpetual) contrat: of friendfhip with vs, as was bctweene Da- uid and Ionathan, a. Sams 8. r. andChrill had onewho abone the red, Ioh.at.xo. was called thedifcrple whom lefuu lewd. 3.lttnull proceed on to Iran- gets as men,and as chafe that may be heires ofthe fame graceof life with vs, yea to the Poore as well as to therich, Iam. z.8 :9. nay more, to our c- nemies, Match. 5.44. Loue1our enemies : shsfe arc the degrees offound loue. 3.In the fcac, 'rhirly, this loue nanI be found in theareofit, nd chatmul be the heart; Rom. 12.9. Let loue be without da,jtrnuiution : it miff} not be hypo- critical), from the teeth outward or fawning, but loue mud come from apure heart : i .Ioh.3. t 8. Let vs cot loue inwardand:000ue,bat in deedeand troth. q. In the work. Fourthly, it mull be found in theworfc or aElionof it. a. in preuen_ Lear9a1. tang the coin of the brethren, notfufferingmen to_Tome. 2. us procuring their good, The Apollle would haue experienceof the naturalneffe of z,Cor.8.8. the loue of the Corinth:. in their bounty and liberalitie towards the 1,Ioh.3.17. Saints in want. For if any haue this warleisgood, and/tutteth his- corn_ pafon from his brothers neede, how dwelleth the loue of God in him? r. In the du- Fiftly, it mull be found in the duranceand failing of it: Prou. 17. I 7. rance. Afriendleuethat all times : and here trie the fosnadnelfeby thefe notes. Charitas ßuæ I. Ifin a milde and iud reprehenfion it breaketh not off. 2. If it hold in dereripuaR aduerfitie, abrotheris madefor aduerfitie fee Aóì. 51.29. . If it hold Hungna.,, vers , 3 fuìt.AuguR.ad then when iniurie is offered,and occafionsofbreakingoff,by wiltindnes Iulianum CO. mitera. or hard meafore : I.Cor. 13. 5. Loue isnot provoked toamer,. but fiffe- reth
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