4. The Love of the Father is an inseparable Love, nothing can separate his Love from his Elect; like as nothing could separate his Love from his own Son, so nothing can separate his Love from his Saints: For I am persuaded, that neither Death, nor Life, nor 1Angels, nor Principalities, nor Powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor Height, nor Depth, nor any other Creature shall be able to separate us from the Love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. I am fully assured, as some read it, not by any special Revelation, 2but by the same Spirit of Faith which is common to all Believers, neither fear of Death, nor hope of Life; nor shall the Devils be able, or evil Angels, though they are Principalities or Powers, though of that Rank, or according to others, (who by Principalities ⟨p. 185⟩understand the wicked Potentates of the Earth) nor shall cruel Persecutors be able, nor shall Things present, whatever Temptations, Miseries or Afflictions which you now lie under, or may hereafter meet with; neither height of Honour, or Spiritual or Civil Advancement, nor depth of worldly Disgrace, or Abasement, or the deepest of Spiritual Desertion that can befall them, nor any other Creature or Thing, shall be able to separate us (who believe, or are united to Christ) from the Love of God, which is in Jesus Christ our Lord.
4. The Love of the Father is an inseparable Love, nothing can separate his Love from his Elect; like as nothing could separate his Love from his own Son, so nothing can separate his Love from his Saints: For I am perswaded, that neither Death, nor Life, nor 1Angels, nor Principalities, nor Powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor Height, nor Depth, nor any other Creature shall be able to separate us from the Love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. I am fully assured, as some read it, not by any special Revelation, 2but by the same Spirit of Faith which is common to all Believers, neither fear of Death, nor hope of Life; nor shall the Devils be able, or evil Angels, though they are Principalities or Powers, though of that Rank, or according to others, (who by Principalities ⟨p. 185⟩understand the wicked Potentates of the Earth) nor shall cruel Persecutors be able, nor shall Things present, whatever Temptations, Miseries or Afflictions which you now lie under, or may hereafter meet with; neither height of Honour, or Spiritual or Civil Advancement, nor depth of worldly Disgrace, or Abasement, or the deepest of Spiritual Desertion that can befal them, nor any other Creature or Thing, shall be able to separate us (who believe, or are united to Christ) from the Love of God, which is in Jesus Christ our Lord.
- 1Rom. 8. 38, 39.
- 2Annotat. on 2 Cor. 4. 13.
