The last thing to be considered in the qualities of the soul, are the affections of it to be good and holy: Thou ishalt love JEHOVAH thy God with all thy soul. The contrary whereof are those dishonourable and foul affections, which the Apostle mentioneth, Rom. 1. 26. Therefore God gave them over to dishonourable affections. Again, kWhen we were in the flesh, the sinful affections wrought in our members, &c. They lthat are Christs, have crucified the flesh with the affections thereof. The particular affections, which the Scripture, above the rest doth recommend unto us, as Bellows to blow up, and increase spiritual Graces, and to carry us forward to a high degree of Holiness, are these that follow: First, Love and liking of that which is good, hatred and detestation of that which is evil, as the Psalmist joineth them together: Thou lovest ⟨p. 123⟩mrighteousness, and hatest iniquity. Love is the habit, as it were, and perfection of the whole Law both of the first and second Table: Thou nshalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great Commandment: and the second is like it, Thou shalt love thy Neighbour as thy self. On these two Commandments hang the whole Law and the Prophets. And of the second Table Paul saith, oServe one another through love: for all the Law (meaning the whole second Table) is fulfilled in one word in this, Thou shalt love thy Neighbour as thy self. Again, pHe that loveth another, fulfilleth the Law: for this, Thou shalt not commit adultery: Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not stole: Thou shalt not bear false witness: Thou shalt not covet: and if there be any other Commandment, it is summed up in this word, even in this, Thou shalt love thy Neighbour as thy self. Generally 1. Tim. 1. 5. he saith, the (end or) perfection of the whole Law, is love, &c. And Coloss. 3. 14. he calleth love, The bond of perfection; because it knitteth and bindeth together all the offices we owe to God, or one unto another. So as what duty soever we perform, be it never so glittering and shining in the World, if it be not done in love, it is nothing at all worth: As we are taught, 1. Cor. 13. yea, our love in this behalf ought to extend it self, not to our friends only, and them that love us again, but unto all men, to our qenemies and them that hate us.
The last thing to be considered in the qualities of the soule, are the affections of it to bee good and holy: Thou ishalt loue IEHOVAH thy God with all thy soule. The contrary whereof are those dishonourable and foule affections, which the Apostle mentioneth, Rom. 1. 26. Therefore God gaue them ouer to dishonourable affections. Againe, kWhen we were in the flesh, the sinfull affections wrought in our members, &c. They lthat are Christs, haue crucified the flesh with the affections thereof. The particular affections, which the Scripture, aboue the rest doth recommend vnto vs, as Bellowes to blow vp, and increase spirituall Graces, and to carry vs forward to a high degree of Holinesse, are these that follow: First, Loue and liking of that which is good, hatred and detestation of that which is euill, as the Psalmist ioyneth them together: Thou louest ⟨p. 123⟩mrighteousnesse, and hatest iniquitie. Loue is the habit, as it were, and perfection of the whole Law both of the first and second Table: Thou nshalt loue the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soule, and with all thy minde. This is the first and great Commandement: and the second is like it, Thou shalt loue thy Neighbour as thy selfe. On these two Commandements hang the whole Law and the Prophets. And of the second Table Paul saith, oSerue one another through loue: for all the Law (meaning the whole second Table) is fulfilled in one word in this, Thou shalt loue thy Neighbour as thy selfe. Againe, pHe that loueth another, fulfilleth the Law: for this, Thou shalt not commit adulterie: Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not stoale: Thou shalt not beare false witnesse: Thou shalt not couet: and if there be any other Commandement, it is summed vp in this word, euen in this, Thou shalt loue thy Neighbour as thy selfe. Generally 1. Tim. 1. 5. hee saith, the (end or) perfection of the whole Law, is loue, &c. And
- iDeut. 6. 5.
- kRom. 7. 5.
- lGal. 5. 24.
- mPsal. 45. 8.
- nMat. 22. 37, 38, 39, 40.
- oGal. 4 13, 14.
- pRom. 13. 8, 9.
- qMat. 5. 44.
