The breast plate of faith and love ..: delivered in 18 sermons upon three severall texts . THE 3* O F L O V E. >ti&;®Si *ns$er»a 3&&4S?: %» THE SECOND SERMON. Gall at. 5. ;? JefusQhrift, neither circumcijtonavai-led any thing, nor uncircumcifionjtut Faithwhich Tborkcth by Loye. He laft tryall of our love to Chriftwas its conftraining vertue, lovewill conftrainc you to ferve him,fyou cannot choofe but doe ir, it foconftraines a man, as the weightof a ftonc compelleth it to goe to the center, asthelightnefle of the fire compellsitto afcend up;for fuch a thing is love, a ftrong inclinati
The breast plate of faith and love ..: delivered in 18 sermons upon three severall texts . THE 3* O F L O V E. >ti&;®Si *ns$er»a 3&&4S?: %» THE SECOND SERMON. Gall at. 5. ;? JefusQhrift, neither circumcijtonavai-led any thing, nor uncircumcifionjtut Faithwhich Tborkcth by Loye. He laft tryall of our love to Chriftwas its conftraining vertue, lovewill conftrainc you to ferve him,fyou cannot choofe but doe ir, it foconftraines a man, as the weightof a ftonc compelleth it to goe to the center, asthelightnefle of the fire compellsitto afcend up;for fuch a thing is love, a ftrong inclination ofthe heart,when the foule puts it felfe on any thingfrom an inward principle, from a bottome of itscwne,when it js carried on with no other motivebut theamiablenes of the obje£. Now. Of L o v e. Now to conclude this, wee mud befeech youto confider your ownc condition, and examineyour fclvcs by thefe rules, that you may be ableto fay as Peter faid, Ltrdthou knoxveH I Uve thee:that is,to have fuch an afTurancc,that your heartsmay be well afFeded towards Chrift Iefus, thatyou may love him,that you may be able to fay toGod, who known our hearts, fearcheth ourrcines, that knowes all the windings and turningsof yourfoules, Lord thou knoweft that I lovethee. Since it is a matter of fuch moment, weefliould be carefull to examine, if we findc that wchave not yet this love: forwemuft know, thatall that we have, all that wc doe, it will nothingavaile us, but faith which worketh by love. Andif you objeft, why doe ye preach damnation tous i doe you tell us we are in an evill condition forwant of this love < I anfwerc, it is profitable foryou, while you are in fuch a condition, to haveit preached,it is good for you to fpeake this dam-nation to your felves,that while yet ther
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