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An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on…An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on…
An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reverend divine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his own hand ...An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reuerend diuine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his owne hand ...
London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for John Bartlett, 1630London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for Iohn Bartlett, 1630
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But the spiritual love grounded upon the consideration of Gods ordinance, is firm and constant, and lasteth always, because th•y consider that God hath joined them together; and so, because she is my wife, because he is my husband, &c. therefore they love one another. This condemns the unnatural practice of those that cannot affect one another, but love any other rather then their own wives and husbands, yea, because th•y are their husbands or their wives: as many will say, I could love him, if he were not my husband, or if she were not my wife.
But the spirituall loue grounded vpon the consideration of Gods ordinance, is firm and constant, and lasteth alwaies, because th•y consid•r that God hath ioyned them together; and so, because she is my wife, because he is my husband, &c. ther•fore they loue one another. This cōdemnes the vnnatural practice of those that cannot affect one another, but loue any other rather then th•ir owne wiues and husbands, yea, because th•y are their husbands or their wiues: as many will say, I could loue him, if he were not my husband, or if shee were not my wife.
2 Duty: The former doth especially respect the affection, ⟨p. 9⟩this the action: that they be provident and careful, one for the good of another, Prou. 31.1. This good standeth in four things. 1 In the soul. 2 In the body. 3 In the goods. 4 In the good name of one another: in which the good or ill of one another doth consist: for all together, this is a general means to be used, namely, Faithful and daily prayer one for another; for the means to obtain any blessing of God, is prayer,