522 An Expofition upon Chap.12. T i M. How may a Chriffian judge of as Felix did, Air 4. At a word, all such himfelfe,tbat be bath this undiffembled and upright love S I L. There be three rules by which it may be difcerned to be voide of hypocrifie. Firft, when one doth heartily love God, and that which is pleating to him. A good rule : for then we cannot choole but in our love to our neighbour to be fincere , becaufe fincerity and truth is a thing highly pleating to God. The fecond rule, when we are ready to do towards our neigh- bour, as we our (elves would be dealt withal! by others. This rule is com- mended in Match. 7. 12. for no man will diffemble or deal falfely with him - (lfe. The third rule is, not to love in word and tongue onely,butin truth and deed, !Jahn 3. r S. not as they are fpoken of, in James 2. 15, 16. but as God loved mankinde, to whom he pro- mifed his Sun by word, and afterward lent him at the fulnefle of time, Gal. 4.4. or as Chrifi, who Chewed his love not onely by kinde fpeeches, but by giving his life, 1 john 3. 16. fo our love muff be exprefl-ed in a &ions, and then it is found and undiffembled. Lip -love, is lying love. T 1 M. To what profit may we tame tbit doctrine? S I L. It ferves for the jufl and due reproofe of all loch as make Phew of love and mean it not t fuch as give fhgred words for to hide the gall of Threeßules wherehy to judge fin- cue love are here condtmned,as do not love their neighbours out ofa pure heart, the feat of love, unfaigned faith the caute of love, a good confcience the companion of love, i Tim. 1. 5. Secondly, betide reprehenfion, here is exhortation to all to ítrive for unfeigned love in all their dealingswith men by word or dted,to declare the truth of their love, feeming to be in kindncilè -What indeed they be, and being what ttiey fèeme : for God hateth hypocrifie,it is odious in his fight, and unto all good Mtn. Al fo dif- fimulati.n, as it is Contrary to the na- ture of God, fo it is hurtful! to our neighbour it makes us like a broken bow, whercot the fhivers sr: ready to runne into his hand which leans up- on it, or a broken ftaffe which fay - leth him that trufteth thereunto, or unto a loofe tooth; for fo is a falte friend. T 1 M. What it meant by the next precept of [abhorring evil!, and cleaving to that which it good ?] S 1 L. It may be generally ex- pounded of the nature of true and per- petuall repentance, taking evill for fil thineffe of fin, and good for holineffe and goodnefle : and then the meaning is, that unto true repentance, is requi- red not onely to hie dune, and to love righteoufueffe, hut to loath and deuil finne, and have in abominaton ,what - foever is evil! in his eyes : alto not cold- The two words in the arigi- nalt,figrtity an hatred with rehe- meery, and to be joy. ned unto that which is l wi coosh a ftrong ana rndi(tnlu- able bond. the heart, and the bitterneffe of the ly to approve good things commanded hand, (peaking faire when they meane of God, but fervently to embrace them, outof foule, as Cain did (peak to Abel, Joab having to be glewed to them, to be- chryfofiom. to Abner and Amaziab , and Judas to come one as is were with that which is Chrift. There had honie in their lippes, good, which is meant [ by cleaving to and fwords in their hearts, Secondly,!, it.] Hereof we have David an example fuch as thew love out of fervile bale! Psalm. 139. 22. but more efpecially it. fear and dread, as Malefaftors and Of- may be reftrained unto love, whereof fenders do to feuere Magift¡ates, bad we fpake in the former Aphot iîme : and fervants to their uncourteous Mailers,' then by good and evil!, underhand not and the poore to the mighty whom they could with in their graves, yet by fpetches and geflures, pretend much reverence and love. Thirdly, fuch as love others for profit, which they hope to fucke out of them ; fo long as they make much of them, give kinde words only that which is hone! and difho- nett,but that allo which is profitable and hurtfull, and by abhorring and cleaving is meant extreame hatred, and ungular defire. T i M. What lejonfrom the words thus interpreted ? SI L.
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