Now, if we did not know out 〈…〉〈…〉 courages a Christian that others 〈…〉〈…〉 suspect himselfe; thus 〈…〉〈…〉
Further 〈◊〉〈◊〉 this 〈…〉〈…〉 God will ••••eive 〈…〉〈…〉 God. 〈…〉〈…〉 God 〈…〉〈…〉 ••on, ••.10. 〈…〉〈…〉
Reas. 2. From 〈…〉〈…〉 they may 〈…〉〈…〉 22.6. They 〈…〉〈…〉 love her. If therefore God 〈…〉〈…〉 we 〈◊〉〈◊〉 him, and his 〈◊〉〈◊〉, we know we fall under a covenant of 〈…〉〈…〉 I will blessed ••••m that blesse thee, Gen. 22.3. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 contra•••• Let them be 〈…〉〈…〉 and turned back that have •••• will to Zion; let 〈◊〉〈◊〉 be to the c••en on the 〈…〉〈…〉, thereof the m••••er filleth ••ot his lay, neither 〈…〉〈…〉 passe 〈◊〉〈◊〉 God 〈…〉〈…〉 ••0.5, th•• Implying, that lives in an estate 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of 〈…〉〈…〉 shall never prosper in the outward or inward man, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shall 〈◊〉〈◊〉 as the corn on the house top; and as God 〈◊〉〈◊〉 him not, 〈…〉〈…〉 no•• from him, so man blesseth him••••••, because he is turned from him, ••od its 〈…〉〈…〉 shall be turned b•• If we ••oe not love our Brethren, every thing 〈…〉〈…〉 again 〈◊〉〈◊〉 A man that wants a spirit of love, hath no ground 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for blessing, he withers as the corn on the house 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hot wea∣ther, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 no root. If a man have not his heart softned 〈…〉〈…〉 ••ove 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his Brother, these is something within him which will not suffer 〈…〉〈…〉 there want 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and moysture, upon which he ••ight prospe••; 〈…〉〈…〉 grow•• 〈…〉〈…〉 b••de he yields no service en•••• to God ••••an. 〈…〉〈…〉 hopes the spa•••• ••f love 〈…〉〈…〉 blessings.
Reas. 2. 〈…〉〈…〉 and comfortablenesse of 〈…〉〈…〉 dealing 〈…〉〈…〉 is sincerely affected 〈…〉〈…〉 2 Cor. 1.12. 〈…〉〈…〉 we 〈…〉〈…〉 they, and ••ad to 〈…〉〈…〉 carefully, and pai•• 〈…〉〈…〉 him, Thy corn was not currant, or 〈…〉〈…〉 was not fully 〈…〉〈…〉 ••oth, he stands confidently out, and it comforts him much: So 〈…〉〈…〉 when joy, when others suspect his love to them, which is his debt, Ro••. 13.8, ••hy, if he know he hath pa•••• it the•••• to the full, and in current duties of love, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 satisfies 〈…〉〈…〉: This is our re••••••cing, the testimony 〈…〉〈…〉 conscien••••.
Ʋse 1. It reproves the 〈…〉〈…〉 of men, when they content themselves with the love of the 〈…〉〈…〉 but are not solicitous to know whether that way be a way of 〈…〉〈…〉 hav•• much selfe lo•••• and false love 〈…〉〈…〉 may easily 〈…〉〈…〉 ••ves. All this have I don•• ••ith the young 〈…〉〈…〉 9.••••. 〈…〉〈…〉 ••oncei••ed of himselfe, an•• his is 〈…〉〈…〉 are 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••waded we doe such things in lo••••, when i•• nothing so 〈…〉〈…〉 take 〈…〉〈…〉 upon trust have not so much wisdome as those that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 they, the•• ••••rely before they pay it. Why, every∣day we that a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of love to 〈◊〉〈◊〉, le•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 therefore we pay our debt in currant love. God 〈◊〉〈◊〉 not onely tha•• we ••ould love our a ••rethren, but that we should know•• 〈…〉〈…〉
Ʋse 2. Of 〈…〉〈…〉, not onely to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 down ••••es to people, But withall to lay 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the••of whereby 〈◊〉〈◊〉 may know it. This was St. Johns practice, and he doth 〈…〉〈…〉 their joy.