CHAP. XI.
From self-love may we argue our duty to god.
BY self-love may man find, even from within himself, as the neerest and most evidencing example that's possible, what it is he owes unto God. For having by self-love made himself his God, he gives, seeks, and ascrib's unto himself, all things that he ought to give unto God. He seek's his own honour, praise, and glory, not God's. But thereby may he know what belong's unto God, into whose room he hath thrust him∣self. By the consequents of loving himself, and following his own will, may be certainly know what would be the consequents of loving God and following of his will. He now seek's his own honour, above all other honour, of God or men: he does all he can, to preserv, defend, and encrease it. From hence may be certainly conclude, that he ought to seek, defend, propagate, and multi∣ply the honour of God in the hearts of men, to his utmost; that he ought to hate, oppose, and do all