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…

1. Objectivè, By setting us a pattern of love; but that's not all, for all have read and heard of the great love of God to us.

2 Physicè, by working something in us, which makes us to love him. Jer. 31.3. With loving kindness have I drawn thee, and this is not only a moral drawing, by propounding some suitable object, as an horse is drawn by a lock of Hay, for that's a leading rather then a drawing; but Gods drawing us is not only by propounding fit arguments, but by a physical, or rather hyper physical work of his Spirit, he makes us of unwilling to be willing to follow him; objects do not give us a new heart, but God is said to give us a new heart, Ezek. 36.26. this he works.

2 Physicè, by working something in us, which makes us to love him. Jer. 31.3. With loving kindnesse have I drawn thee, and this is not onely a moral drawing, by propounding some suitable object, as an horse is drawn by a lock of Hay, for that's a leading rather then a drawing; but Gods drawing us is not onely by propounding fit arguments, but by a physical, or rather hyper physical work of his Spirit, he makes us of unwilling to be willing to follow him; objects do not give us a new heart, but God is said to give us a new heart, Ezek. 36.26. this he works.

1 By striking us with shame and horror for our sins, so that we are brought heartily to grieve for them, and when he hath drawn us to the suburbs of hell, then he shows us the glad tidings of salvation, and withal gives us a believing heart to long after them, to embrace them, and to assure our selves of them.