Mount Ebal, or A heavenly treatise of divine love Showing the equity and necessity…Mount Ebal, or A heavenly treatise of divine love Shewing the equity and necessity…

Thus much then for the proof of the point, before propounded.

Thus much then for the proofe of the point, before propounded.

Now for the application of it to our selves, that so we may the better make some use of it, for the direction and reformation of our lives and conversations therein: if it be so (as so you have heard it is) that it is such a sin not to love the Lord Jesus Christ, that he is worthy to be accursed that loves him not; yea, to be had in execration &c. Then first it may teach us to look to our selves,¹ and be sure that we love him; and so look at others, as that out of a godly zeal thou canst sincerely and truly say with Saint Paul here, let him be accursed, for this is an infallible and sure sign of this love which proceeds from faith, that when we see Christ trampled under feet, our hearts burn within us, as his did: there are some (saith he) of which I told you before, and now tell you again with tears or weeping, that they go about to pervert and turn others from the ways of God: so that we may here see Saint Pauls disposition, he doth not say, cursed be he, but cursed is he; from whence we may also note the difference betwixt the curses of the Law, and •f the Gospel: for the Law faith, cursed is he that continueth not in all &c. but the Gospel saith, cursed is he that loves not the Lord, &c.

Now for the application of it to our selves, that so we may the better make some use of it, for the direction and reformation of our lives and conversations therein: if it be so (as so you have heard it is) that it is such a sinne not to love the Lord Iesus Christ, that he is worthy to be accursed that loves him not; yea, to be had in execration &c. Then first it may teach us to looke to our selves,¹ and be sure that we love him; and so looke at others, as that out of a godly zeale thou canst sincerely and truely say with Saint Paul here, let him be accursed, for this is an infallible and sure signe of this love which proceeds from faith, that when we see Christ trampled under feete, our hearts burne within us, as his did: there are some (saith he) of which I told you before, and now tell you againe with teares or weeping, that they goe about to pervert and turne others from the wayes of God: so that we may here see Saint Pauls disposition, he doth not say, cursed be he, but cursed is hee; from whence we may also note the difference betwixt the curses of the Law, and f the Gospell: for the Law faith, cursed is he that continueth not in all &c. but the Gospell saith, cursed is he that loves not the Lord, &c.