A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many useful questions and cases of conscience are…A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many usefull questions and cases of conscience are…

The nature of Love was described out of 1 Cor. 13. 4, 5, 6, 7. Then to fright the soul from examining it self by this mark, it was added, Is there no envying at all towards the Brethren? Is there no thinking evil of any of the Brethren? Is there no seeking ¹my self or my own good, in my love to them? &c. Who is the legal Preacher now? Here is a racking of the conscience with necessity of equal perfection in our sanctification and Evangelical graces? Do not themselves say that our Justification is perfect, but our Sanctification unperfect; why then will they not suffer the ⟨p. 273⟩soul to take any comfort from the fruits of Sanctification, except they be perfect? When John saith, hereby we know that we have passed from death to Life, because we love the Brethren; I ask, doth he mean, perfect Love which is every way what it ought to be? If so, then they put a false sense upon the Text; for there neither is now, nor was then any such Love in the world. Doth he mean of true unfeigned sound love, although imperfect? Then there is no place for their objection. For a true Believer hath in himself a true love to the Brethren, which Love putteth forth and exerciseth it self in a sincere and conscionable endeavour of all those duties which are reckoned forth, 1 Cor: 13. as effects, or (if you will) acts of Love. This soundness and sincerity of Love may be a sure mark to the soul, although I confess without this sincerity, the very work and labour of love is no sure mark to the conscience to examine it self by; for as the Apostle there teacheth us, a man may give all his goods to the poor, and yet not have true love. O but how shall I know (saith the doubting Christian) that my love to the Brethren is a true, sincere, sound love?

The nature of Love was described out of 1 Cor. 13. 4, 5, 6, 7. Then to fright the soul from examining it self by this mark, it was added, Is there no envying at all towards the Brethren? Is there no thinking evill of any of the Brethren? Is there no seeking ¹my self or my own good, in my love to them? &c. Who is the legal Preacher now? Here is a racking of the conscience with necessity of egall perfection in our sanctification and Evangelicall graces? Do not themselves say that our Iustification is perfect, but our Sanctification unperfect; why then wil they not suffer the