active principle We are always desirous to serve those whom we love; and in proportion as we love the Lord, we shall be eager to do his will and obey his commandments. "He that hath my commandments and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me," says the Lord Jesus Christ; and again, "If a man love me, he will keep my words. The second Commandment.--"Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." Now, if the love of God be the love of essential Goodness in its highest possible degree of existence-Goodness in its essencethe Source of all goodness;-the love of our neighbour is the love of goodness which flows and invariably proceeds from that Source, in all its various modifications and degrees The command implies the recipients of Divine love and wisdom all mankind. "A new commandment I give unto you, that ye one another, as I have loved you." As thou hast loved us, SAVIOUR, must we love love We are to love our neighbour as ourselves, because he possesses similar faculties for the reception of lvoe and wisdom from the Lord; and if either our neighbour or we exhibit any thing deserving of approbation, it is all derived from the same Divine Source-the Sun of Righteousness. In loving our neighbour, then, we love the man, but not so much the man as the good and truth which he has received from the Lord. We love the CREATOR in the creature. We love GOD in the works of God. "Hereby is my Father glorified that you bear much fruit." "Now being made free from sin and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life." "He that overcometh shall 326 A TREATISE ON A NEW SYSTEM OF THEOLogy. be clothed in white raiment, (the light of life) and I will not blot his name out of the book of life, but I will confess him before my Father and the holy angels." Let us all awake to righteousness, and sin not; putting on the whole armour of God, that we may be enabled to overcome the corruptions of our hearts, rooting out the old man and his deeds, that we may be formed into the image of the new man, even the Lord Jesus, in newness of life. "O let us then as one combine, And, O merciful Jesus! may we be renewed and regenerated, through thy mercy, in righteousness, by the Spirit of thy pure LovE-the essential Life of Heaven, the Source of unutterable peace and happiness, the perfection of purity, in and by which we shall have admission into thy presence, and be made one with Thee, and rejoice in thy kingdom, and praise thy holy name for evermore. Thus shall we experience all that is perfect, permanent, and blessed in the more immediate presence, and under the more immediate benediction of the KING of kings and LORD of lords. Now, to the One eternal, omnipotent, and adorable God of the universe, even Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, honour, and dominion, for ever and ever, Amen. FINIS. B. BUCKNALL, PRINTER, STROUD. of Christ, spiritual Body of Christ, spiritual -the spiritual, requires spiritual food Book of life, the names of the wicked blotted out of Bread of life, the 1 4, 5, 121, 140 28, 35 43, 52, 112, 177 12, 15 189 to 196 124, 126 129, 130, 181 129, 130, 181 58 180 **181, 288 Creation of man Creator, wicked man withdraws from his, 65 67, 323 70 71, 72, 324 113, 142 Christ Jesus the true God Connection the, of the death of Christ with salvation Charity, the love of goodness Christianity Christ Jesus," all in all” Fall the, produced all the disorder in nature Fatalism and Antinomianism dangerous Fire corresponds to Love -an emblem of Love -the essence of natural life Foreknowledge of God cannot affect mankind Form all, corresponds to its essence GOD is LOVE -the Operator -no respector of persons 205, 283 -full of love, goodness and mercy -the real character of -our heavenly Father -the Lord, waiting to be gracious -not unreconciled Gold and silver, spiritual Goodness and Wisdom proceeds from Love proceeds from God, the fountain Gospel of Christ, the, proceeded from Love Gospels, the Grace of God, a free gift -common, given to all mankind -special, depending on our desires God hardens no man 28, 46, 98, 292 40, 318 45, 103 47, 98 58, 59 60, 68 177 108 10 181, 325 83 104, 324 48 118 49 66 66, 67 263 Good flows into man as evil is removed 307, 310, 323 Happiness produced by reception of Divine love) 10, 157, 158, 159, ne love} Imputed righteousness -produced by purity Heaven, the ultimate or end of Creation Heart the, corresponds to the will Hell, the punishment of -the punishment and misery of Imperfection, none in the government of the Universe Invitations of the Gospel Influx, natural and spiritual 314, 324 -spiritual Influence of the Moon 246, 278, 307, 323 150, 154 304 to 306 Inflowing life Jehovah, to be found in Jesus Christ -the first great Cause -the appearance of to sinners Justification Kindness -on Life only one (LOVE) -of man, spiritual Light an emblem of Wisdom -corresponds to Wisdom Lord Jesus Christ, the -the, all merit belongs to Love Divine, the "essence" of Jehovah -forms and harmonizes Heaven -the fulfilling of the law 110, 152, 176, 278, 306, 326 -to God constitutes true Religion 18, 25, 70, 71, 94, 174, 291 -spiritual food or Charity, the greatest of the Christian graces -desired procures reception -Divine 25 56 159 201, 247, 248, 283 |