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

By sight is meant not only viewing the face, but to have familiarity and fellowship with him, to have daily intercourse and commerce with him, now this much furthers love.

By sight is meant not only viewing the face, but to have familiarity and fellowship with him, to have dayly intercourse and commerce with him, now this much furthers love.

Reas. 1. From the strength that is in daily commerce together to procure love.

Reas. 1. From the strength that is in dayly commerce together to procure love.

Our brother doth many things in our sight; which might justly win our love, we see many good parts in them, many good offices which they do to us, and we to them, which much increases our love, the more we see our brothers, and communicate good one to another, the more we love them.

Our brother doth many things in our sight; which might justly winn our love, we see many good parts in them, many good offices which they doe to us, and we to them, which much increases our love, the more we see our brothers, and communicate good one to another, the more we love them.

1 Such a man hath no faith in God, that wants love to his brother, for faith works by love.

2 He can have no sense of Gods love, for God never reveals sensible love to such, as have no love to these brethren, and then how can we love God, if we have no sense of his love to us?

3 Much less can he have experience of Gods love to him, for he never had it.

3 Much lesse can he have experience of Gods love to him, for he never had it.

4 You will say, he may have reason to love God, for many bounties of God towards him; I, but what reason can such have to think, that God gives them these in love? and therefore he will have little cause to love God; if he find in his heart no reason to love his brother, he will find less reason to love God.

4 You will say, he may have reason to love God, for many bounties of God towards him; I, but what reason can such have to think, that God gives them these in love? and therefore he will have little cause to love God; if he find in his heart no reason to love his brother, he will find lesse reason to love God.

Use 1. To stir us up to hasten out of this sinful lust of hatred towards our brethren, for though we may think we have more cause to love God then them, yet truly we shall find if we be willing to part with our Brother, we shall be more willing to part with God.

Ʋse 1. To stirr us up to hasten out of this sinfull lust of hatred towards our brethren, for though we may think we have more cause to love God then them, yet truly we shall find if we be willing to part with our Brother, we shall be more willing to part with God.

Object. But this man hath done me much wrong, but God never did me any.

Answ. If he hath wronged thee, and thou seest him daily, pity him the more strive to heal it, and redress it, if thou canst not do it, thou canst not look that God should ever pardon thee.

Answ. If he hath wronged thee, and thou seest him daily, pity him the more strive to heal it, and redresse it, if thou canst not doe it, thou canst not look that God should ever pardon thee.

The second argument the Apostle lays down why we should love our brethren is from the equal cause we have of both, and it is from Gods Commandment to love both.

The second argument the Apostle layes down why we should love our brethren is from the equall cause we have of both, and it is from Gods Commandement to love both.

Doct. 3. True and sincere profession of christian Religion, doth as duly yield obedience to one commandment as to another.

Doct. 3. True and sincere profession of christian Religion, doth as duely yeeld obedience to one commandement as to another.

He that loves God, let him love his brethren also? Why? because God hath commanded the one as well as the other, Psal. 119.9. then shall I never be ashamed when I have respect to all thy commandments, he doth not say, when he keeps them all, we all fail in that, but I may have respect to all, so a christian cannot keep all Gods Commandments, but he may have respect to all, so David professeth, Psal. •••.128. I hate every false way.

He that loves God, let him love his brethren also? Why? because God hath commanded the one as well as the other, Psal. 119.9. then shall I never be ashamed when I have respect to all thy commandements, he doth not say, when he keeps them all, we all faile in that, but I may have respect to all, so a christian cannot keep all Gods Commandements, but he may have respect to all, so David professeth, Psal. •••.128. I hate every false way.

Reas. 1. From the same Law-giver that gives all the Commandments, Jam. 2.10, 11. he that breaks one, breaks all; if in obedience to Gods Law thou love him, the• in obedience to the same Law thou wilt love thy brother also.

Reas. 1. From the same Law-giver that gives all the Commandements, Jam. 2.10, 11. he that breaks one, breaks all; if in obedience to Gods Law thou love him, the• in obedience to the same Law thou wilt love thy brother also.

2 From the n•• ••finity betwixt the Commandments, they are like to the links in a chain, break one, you break all: If a man love not his brother, how can he love God, or worship him, or keep his Sabbaths? He that hath not respect to all Gods Commandments, hath respect to none.

2 From the n•• ••finity betwixt the Commandements, they are like to the links in a chain, breake one, you breake all: If a man love not his brother, how can he love God, or worship him, or keep his Sabbaths? He that hath not respect to all Gods Commandements, hath respect to none.