Chap.tS. according to St J o H N. 97 Verfe 13. Greater love then this, &c.] Ofany filch dove, but in Chri{}, we flall hardly read. David in a paffion may with, would God Ihad diedfor thee : but in cold blood I doubt whether he wouldhave done it. Acertain Citizen of Toledo,being condemned l ut, t.r todie, his fon ceafed not byprayers and tears to intreat that he might die for his Father; which accordingly he did. But this is rare, for life is fweet, and love is cold in this cafe. Every man is his own next-neighbour. Verfe 14. If ye do whatfoever, &c.] In.delire and endeavour, lifting at the latch, though ye cannot open the door : and looking to both the magnolia 6minutula ofthe Law : Boni Càtbolicifuns (faith Augufiine) qui & fidem integramfequuntur, r- bonos mores. And they are written in the book of life, ( faith Bernard) Dui good por. that do what they can , though they cannot do what they pant, facinnt, mould. etfi rod de. Verfe 15. I call you not fervants] And yet it was the top of bent, no pop Davids titles, to be the fervant of the Lord; and the height ofhis-0"It. ambition, to bea door-keeper in his houle. All his fervants are fons, and all his fons,heirs. But I havecalledyoufriends.] It was an high honour of old, to be the Kings friend. Such honour have all his Saints: Chrií} moth freely unbofome himfelfunto them. Verfe 16. And ordained you, thatyou fhould go, &c. ] Not that ye fhould Lord it overyour brethren (as the Pope ordains his Caterpillars) andget up the beí} of the land for your private ufe and pleafure. The Pope,when he makethhis Cardinals, ufeth thefe words, Effote confratres noflri , & principes mundi. The Archbühoprick of Toledo is Paid to be worth an hundred thoufand pounds a yeare : a greater revenue then force Kings have. That whatfoever ye jhall ask &c.3 Bernard inhis Meditati- ons giveth divers rules of f}ri&nefle, of purging the heart, of be- ing faithful' and fruitful' , Et cum talks fueris (faith he ) me- mcditat.denet. mento mei: Intimating, that then they might have what they cap. T. would of God , for themfelves or others, that were fo qua- lified. Verle 17. That ye love one another] That ye hold together, becaufe the world will hate you. A fpirit of perverfities made way for the ruine of Egypt , Ifai. 19. 14, i6, '7. Si collidimur, .í?Rngimur, Ifwe claíh, we break. Of the ancient Britains, Ta H citrus Ia
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