Motives to holy living, or, Heads for meditation divided into consideratins, counsels, duties : together with some forms of devotion in litanies, collects, doxologies, &c.

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Title: Motives to holy living, or, Heads for meditation divided into consideratins, counsels, duties : together with some forms of devotion in litanies, collects, doxologies, &c.
Author: R. H., 1609-1678.
Publication: Oxford :: [s.n.],; 1688.
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Subject terms: Christian life -- Early works to 1800.
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The Spirit of Love. Toward God.

The Holy Ghost, in our Will, and Affections the Spirit of Love: Of Love, first toward God; and also towards our Neighbour. Towards God, who doth inflame us with an impatient love of God, and things Divine; who (accord∣ing to the promise under the Gospel) writeth all God's laws in our heart; and inclineth our will to obey his Com∣mandments no more out of constraint, and fear, but out of choice, and affection: who dictateth to us all our accepta∣ble prayers to, and acceptable praises of, God; and leadeth the greater proficients in God's service into a perfect con∣templation of, and union with him. Elevating them with rapts, and extasies, and consuming the Soul with the flames of Divine Love.