Love's pedigree. Or A discourse showing the grace of love in a believer to…Love's pedigree. Or A discourse shewing the grace of love in a believer to…

USE. IV.

Hence it follows, that they who truly love God, cannot but acknowledge and adore his Electing love to them. What is the reason why the Professing World, is so full of prejudices against the Doctrine of Gods free Sovereign Election, and that there are so few that can relish, or patiently endure the Preaching of it▪ Doubtless it must be because they were never experimentally acquainted with it. That man who hath had the love of God shed abroad in his heart, and hath known what it is to be Saved by Grace, will put the greatest Emphasis upon this Article of it; and his love will be the more ardently inflamed by it, to think that herein God hath manifested what precious and ⟨p. 28⟩endearing thoughts he had for him in the days of Eternity; how distinguishing that love was, when he had neither being nor deserving▪

Hence it follows, that they who truely love God, cannot but acknowledge and adore his Electing love to them. What is the reason why the Professing World, is so full of prejudices against the Doctrine of Gods free Sovereign Election, and that there are so few that can relish, or patiently endure the Preaching of it▪ Doubtless it must be because they were never experimentally acquainted with it. That man who hath had the love of God shed abroad in his heart, and hath known what it is to be Saved by Grace, will put the greatest Emphasis upon this Article of it; and his love will be the more ardently enflamed by it, to think that herein God hath manifested what precious and ⟨p. 28⟩endearing thoughts he had for him in the days of Eternity; how distinguishing that love was, when he had neither being nor deserving