A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first…

2 Effect of true hearted love, it stirs up a man to seek him whom I • soul loveth, and the very seeking prepares the heart to rest; for such a soul, when he hath found Christ, will not let him go, till he be possessed of his love, Cant. 3.4. Whereas the soul that wants love runs away from God, as Adam, and Cain, & Saul fled from God in their distress: but love is in the midst of all these tormenting fears, gathers up the soul, that it runs not to music nor mirth, or any evil means to quiet it, but provokes the heart to seek God by all good means, and so casts out fear.

2 Effect of true hearted love, it stirres up a man to seek him whom I • soul loveth, and the very seeking prepares the heart to rest; for such a soule, when he hath found Christ, will not let him go, till he be possessed of his love, Cant. 3.4. Whereas the soul that wants love runs away from God, as Adam, and Cain, & Saul fled from God in their distresse: but love is in the midst of all these tormenting feares, gathers up the soul, that it runs not to musick nor mirth, or any evill means to quiet it, but provokes the heart to seek God by all good means, and so casts out fear.

3 Love of God makes us afraid of all sin, and conscionable to obey in all things: All that love God, hate sin; love maketh us hate sin, and affects us with a desire to keep Gods Commandments, and to be doing good, John 14.23. Now both these lead to tranquility, Psalm. 79.10, 11. There is a double ground of comfort to those that begin to hate evil, out of love to God.