$t A PERSUASIVE to 



From the L<pve of God flows an univer- 

 fal Obedience to all his holy Commandments, 

 John 14. 13. If a man love me, he will keep 

 my words. It is the nature of love to de^- 

 fire and endeavour to pleafe and gratifie 

 the Party beloved : And therefore he that 

 loves God will labour to pleafe him, by do- 

 ing thofe things that are acceptable to him, 

 and right in his fight. The Love of God 

 will add Wings to his Soul, and conf train 

 tip to run the ways of his Commandments, 

 which will no longer feem grievous or bur- 

 thenfome to him, but pleafant and delight- 

 ful; yea, eligible, were they propofed to 

 his choice in competition with the fliort 

 and unfatisfaftory Pleafures of Sin. 



Now Holinefs of Life, and Obedience 

 to the Commandments of God, hath the 

 promifes of all good things both for the 

 Soul and Body; for this Life, and a better, 

 *Pfal. 84. n. He will give g^ace and glory, 

 and no good thing will he withhold from 

 them that live uprightly. Pfal. 34. ic. They 

 that fear the Lord Jhall not want any good 

 thing, Rom. 8^8. We know that all things 

 work together for good to them that love 

 God. i Tim. 4. 8. Godlinefs is profitable to 

 all things, having the promifes of the Life, 

 that now is, and of that which is to come. 



Moreover 



