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5. Love of Gods Word: that our hearts be so set upon it, as we make it our joy and delight. This made David so forward, as he was, to do the will of God: for Gods Word was his love, ¹longing, joy, delight, more sweet then honey, more precious then thousands of gold, or silver. This reason of doing Gods will he himself rendereth in these words, My soul hath kept thy testimonies, for I love them exceedingly. Love setteth all the power of a mans soul, and parts of his body on work to accomplish that which is loved. But unless our heart and affections be set upon Gods Word, very hardly shall we be brought to do it, because it is contrary to our natural and corrupt will.

5. Loue of Gods Word: that our hearts be so set vpon it, as we make it our ioy and delight. This made Dauid so forward, as hee was, to doe the will of God: for Gods Word was his loue, ¹longing, ioy, delight, more sweet then honey, more precious then thousands of gold, or siluer. This reason of doing Gods will he himselfe rendereth in these words, My soule hath kept thy testimonies, for I loue them exceedingly. Loue setteth all the power of a mans soule, and parts of his body on worke to accomplish that which is loued. But vnlesse our heart and affections be set vpon Gods Word, very hardly shall wee be brought to doe it, because it is contrarie to our naturall and corrupt will.

1. 1Psal. 119. 97, 174, 162, 103, 72, 27.

6, Renovation of our outward parts, that they may be made instruments in their several functions, to execute Gods will: that thus as there is a readiness to will, ¹so there may be a performance ⟨p. 87⟩