The blessedness of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /The blessednesse of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /

The natures of many men that are harsh, fierce, and savage, admit of various cultivations, and refinings; and by moral precept, the exercise, and improvement of reason, with a severe animadversion, and observance of themselves, they become mild, tractable, gentle, meek. (The story of the Physiognomists guess at the temper of Socrates is known) but of all other, the disaffected soul is least inclinable ever to become good natured towards God, wherein grace, or holiness doth consist. Here 'tis most unpersuadable, never facile to this change. One would have thought no affection should have been so natural, so deeply inwrought into the spirit of man, as an affection towards the Father of Spirits; but here, he most of all discovers himself to be without natural affection, surely here is a sad proof, that such affection doth not ascend.

The natures of many men that are harsh, fierce, and savage, admit of various cultivations, and refinings; and by moral precept, the exercise, and improvement of reason, with a severe animadversion, and observance of themselves, they become mild, tractable, gentle, meek. (The story of the Physiognamists guess at the temper of Socrates is known) but of all other, the disaffected soul is least inclinable ever to become good natur'd towards God, wherein grace, or holiness doth consist. Here 'tis most unperswadable, never facile to this change. One would have thought no affection should have been so natural, so deeply inwrought into the spirit of man, as an affection towards the Father of Spirits; but here, he most of all discovers himself to be without natural •ffection, surely here is a sad proof, that such affection doth not ascend.

The whole duty of man as to the principle of it, resolves into love. That is the fulfilling of the Law. As to its object; the two Tables divide it between God, and our neighbour. And accordingly divide that love. Upon those two ⟨p. 216⟩Branches whereof; love to God, and love to our neighbour, hang all the Law and the Prophets.