This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1754 edition. Excerpt: ...as these, that God, whom we love, takes pleasure in, and hath required of us. Nay, though any of the commandments should at the first appearance seem hard and severe to flesh and blood, yet the true love of God will easily surmount these hardships. Nothing will be difficult to him that sincerely loves. When ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1754 edition. Excerpt: ...as these, that God, whom we love, takes pleasure in, and hath required of us. Nay, though any of the commandments should at the first appearance seem hard and severe to flesh and blood, yet the true love of God will easily surmount these hardships. Nothing will be difficult to him that sincerely loves. When Jacob had served Laban seven years for his daughter, and in that service had undergone as many labours and difficulties as can easily be supposed, yet the text tells, that these years seemed to him but a very few days, for the love he bare unto her. It is the property of love, to think nothing grievous or painful that leads to the obtaining of what we desire; or that recommends us to the person that is the object of our love. And if love be thus powersul, when it is placed upon earthly objects, where the attractions are so small, and where oftentimes blind passion is interested more than reason; O how powersul must it be, when it is placed upon the most charming, and lovely, and glorious, object in the whole world! and where true understanding and reason do so sully and intirely close with that object, ject, that with its utmost force and vigour it recommends it to all the inserior faculties, and sets them on work in the pursuit of it! Since therefore the love of God is of such universal influence, and is so necessarily productive of obedience to all the holy commandments, we must needs be convinced, that it is, what oun Saviour here stiles it, the first and great commandment, and unto which alL other commandments are to be reduced. And thus much let it suffice to have-spoken on my second general head. I now proceed to trie third: Which is, to draw some inserence?, or to make some application of this doctrine. Our Saviour here tells us, that...
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