Invisibles, realities, demonstrated in the holy life and triumphant death of Mr. John Janeway,…

this hath influence upon our affections to oblige us to love one another, as, from the command which the Head hath over the Members, so, from the conformity that is to be in the Members ⟨p. 85⟩to the Head. The Head and the Members are not of two several Natures; But, the same nature passeth from the Head through all the Members: Now, if we be ingrafted into Christ, we must become of the same nature with him; let us be followers of Christ as dear Children, and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us. Paul bids us to be followers of himself, as he was follower of Christ; Christ then is to be our great pattern: He commands us to learn of him, for he was meek. For us to think to attain unto a perfect conformity to him, is in vain; but, as much as our natures are capable of we are to strive for it. Christs love to us, hath breadth, and length, and depth, and height, which passeth knowledge. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man should lay down his life for his friend, but herein Christ commended his love to us, in that while we were enemies, Christ died for us. Behold what manner of love is this, that Christ hath bestowed on us! Hereby perceive we the love of God (that is Christ) because he laid down his life for us, 1 Joh. 3. 16. His inference is there the same with mine, and that in a higher degree; we ought to lay down our lives for the Brethren. If Life, then sin; then passion and wrath; then a base proud self-pleasing and contradicting humour. Do we see any Loveliness or Beauty in Christ Jesus? Is there no excellency in his sweetness pity, and patience? Is not his loving-kindness amiable? ⟨p. 86⟩And would not something like this in us, be desirable? Had he more reason to love us than we have to love one another? O, let our souls be overcome with the thoughts of this love of Christ: Let our hearts be kindled and blown up into a flame of Love, by it. O, when shall this dear, precious, pure, eternal love of His, over-power our souls? When shall it have its proper effect upon us, to make us to desire earnestly to be like our beloved! When shall we put on his beauty! O how lovely should we then look! Let us put off that deformity that is upon our Souls, which makes us so unlike to Christ;

this hath influence upon our affections to oblige us to love one another, as, from the command vvhich the Head hath over the Members, so, from the conformity that is to be in the Members