 | Henry Wharton - 1728 - 546 pages
...Chrift; which Word St. John makes ufe of to exprefs the fame Senle, i John v. 3. For this is the love of God, that <we keep: his commandments ; and his commandments are not grievous. A Propofition which might perhaps appear incredible to any one who reflects upon the Nature of the... | |
 | Edward Harley - 1735 - 798 pages
...every one that loveth him that begat, loveth Kim alfo that is begotten of him. 3. For this is the LOVE of God, that we keep his COMMANDMENTS, and his Commandments are not GRIEVOUS. 4.. For whatfoever is born of God, OVERCOMETH the World: and thi° is the VICTORY that ovcrcometh the... | |
 | Samuel Clarke - 1744 - 470 pages
...wherein this Love of God confifts; he defines it in exprefs words, ven 3 ; This, fays he, is the Love of God, that we keep his 'Commandments : and his Commandments are not grievous. And the Reafon why his Commandments are not grievous, is becaufe ( fays he, vcr. 4. ) whatfoever is... | |
 | John Glas - 1761 - 528 pages
...the commandments of Jefus Chrift, who are of the truth : i John v. 3. — 6. " For this is the love of God, that we keep " his commandments : and his commandments are not gric" vous. For whatfoever is born of God, overcometh the " world : and this is the victory that overcometh... | |
 | Thomas Boston - 1767 - 414 pages
...Cant. iii. 5. It makes duty agreeable to them, as a matter of choice: i John v. 3 This is the love of God, that -we keep his commandments : and his commandments are not grievous. And it renders the remains of fin, the body of thi; death, a heavy burden they long to be delivered... | |
 | Samuel Disney - 1788 - 464 pages
...this we know that we love the children of God, when we keep his commandments: for this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous.'* I will only add one obfervation more, becaufe of its peculiar folemnity; and, becaufe it points out... | |
 | Ralph Erskine - 1795 - 582 pages
...ferve like a fon, and not like a flave ; aud makes the fervice fweet and pleafant ; " This is the Jove of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous," i fohn v. 3. — This makes the believer's obedience, while he lives 1mto God, a myflery to the world,... | |
 | Thomas Boston - 1799 - 414 pages
...obedienc?> and go under it, becaufe it is agreeable to their new nature, i John v. 3. " For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments ; and his commandments are not grievous." Chrift's yoke is a galling yoke to the necks of the men of the world, becaufe there is no fuitablenefs... | |
 | 1801 - 504 pages
...the laft and crowning evidence of our difcipleihip, and title to eternal life, for " this is the love of God that we keep his commandments, and his commandments are not grievous."* This fubjecl of enquiry might be considered in relation to our whole life, fince we have profeSTed... | |
 | John Witherspoon, John Rodgers - 1800 - 620 pages
...— 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... | |
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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. 
