 | John Witherspoon, John Rodgers - 1800 - 620 pages
...altogether equal and juft. — This is the native effcft of his love to his perfon and his government : " For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments, and his commandments are not grievous.'V The love we bear to the perfon of phrift, in proportion to its prevalence, will not only... | |
 | Robert Burton - 1800 - 628 pages
...all, and our neighbour as our self, to keep his commandments. In this we Know, saith John, c. 5, 2. we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments." This is the love of God that we keep his commandments ; he that loveth not, knoweth not God, for God... | |
 | 1805 - 590 pages
...indifference and unconcern whether he pleases God or not, can have no substantial evidence that he loves him, for " This is the love of God that we keep his commandments, and they are not grievous."— The will of God is the neaessary result of his unalterable and infinite... | |
 | Joseph Lathrop - 1801 - 654 pages
...whom he hath not feen ? Every one that loveth him who begat, loveth him alfo that is begotten of him. By this we know, that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments." - • Love to God is an approbation of, and pleafed•nefs with his moral character—his holinefs,... | |
 | Joseph Lathrop - 1801 - 624 pages
...whom he hath not feen ? Every one that loveth him who begat, loveth him alfo that is begotten of him. By this we know, that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep Ins commandments." Love to God is an approbation of, and pleafednefs with his moral character — his... | |
 | George Bull (bp. of St. David's.) - 1801 - 330 pages
...be fulfilled in us, who wallt " not after the flefh, but the fpirit." Heb. viii. 16; I John v. 3 : " For this is the love of God, that we " keep his commandments, and his commandments <c are not grievous;" and 1 Pet. i. 3 : " According ** as his divine power hath given us all things... | |
 | John Evans - 1801 - 404 pages
...will be reckoned, in proportion to the advances of divine love in us, i John v. 3. " This is the love of God, that we keep his commandments, and his commandments are not grievous." This difplays true love to •God, not only that we are from fomc principle or other obedient, but... | |
 | Thomas Scott - 1801 - 138 pages
...perfectly coincide. The new creature exercises faith that worketh by love ; and " this is " the love of God that we keep his commandments, and " his commandments are not grievous." " He" says the divine Saviour, " that hath my commandments and " keepeth them ; he it is that loveth... | |
 | Thomas Boston - 1802 - 436 pages
...filled from beginning to end with complaints of hardnefs of heart ; not the other : i John, v. 3. " For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous." — A broken heart is, 3 5. A rent heart : Joel, ii. 13. " And rend your hearts, and not your garments,... | |
 | John Witherspoon, John Rodgers - 1802 - 600 pages
...altogether equal and jufc.—This is the native effec~t of his love to his perfon and his government: " For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments, and his commandments are not grievous."'? The love we bear to the perfon of Chrift, in proportion to its prevalence, will not only induce us... | |
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By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. 
