A26694:579
Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…
Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...
London: printed for Peter Parker, 1674
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Rule. 4. You must have the love of God and Religion, lying next your hearts; Love is a busy Grace, 1 Thes. 1. 3. Your labour of Love. We may say of Love, as Solomon of the virtuous woman, she layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff, she eateth not the bread of idleness, she worketh willingly with her hands, Prov. 31. Love will constrain you, and put you upon a willing and diligent keeping Gods commandments, 2 Cor. 5. 14. 1 Joh. 5. 3. Get your hearts in love with the Laws and Ways of God: who more busy than David? Morning, evening, and noon, he was praying and praising, yea talking and thinking of God and his ways, all the day, and all from his love to them, Psal. 55. 17. & 119. 147. & 118. & 71. 24. Oh how I love thy Law! Psal. 119. 97. Lord I have loved the habitation of thy house, Psal. 26. 8.
Rule. 4. You must have the love of God and Religion, lying next your hearts; Love is a busie Grace, 1 Thes. 1. 3. Your labour of Love. We may say of Love, as Solomon of the vertuous woman, she layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff, she eateth not the bread of idleness, she worketh willingly with her hands, Prov. 31. Love will constrain you, and put you upon a willing and dilligent keeping Gods commandements, 2 Cor. 5. 14. 1 Ioh. 5. 3. Get your hearts in love with the Laws and Waies of God: who more busie than David? Morning, evening, and noon, he was praying and praising, yea talking and thinking of God and his ways, all the day, and all from his love to them,