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A65324	Universal Christian charity, as comprehending all true religion and happiness, demonstrated from scripture and reason in a sermon preach'd before the Right Honourable Lord Chief Justice Treby, at the assizes held at Maidstone in Kent, March the 17th, 1696 / by Tho. Watts ...	Watts, Thomas, 1665-1739.	1697 (1697)	Wing W1159; ESTC R38960	15,491	32

through the Christian World and as much as any-where in this unhappy Kingdom where the pretended Love of Christ and his Religion has set Father against Son Brother against Brother c. Ver. 53. And this has taken such entire Possession of our Affections that has sadly crowded out all Charity for one another But none of these Pretences are sufficient Proofs of our Love of Christ nay some are the greatest Arguments against it For take it how we will he that pretends to Love God and hates his Brother is justly pronounced a Lyar 1 Joh. 4.20 And it holds not only in the case before-nam'd but in all other Instances whatever where our Pretences to the Love of Christ are not seconded and made out by an entire Obedience to his Commands as himself requires Joh. 14.15 21. Eph. 1. Moreover what an impudent Affront is it to him and contradiction in themselves for the Subjects of the Prince of Peace to be contentious and bloody as for the Disciples of the holy and immaculate Jesus to be prophane and impure yea as too many are worse than all other People and Nation So Christendom is too fatally become the vilest part of the World a Sink of all those Abominations which even Barbarians detest O the Horror and Misery Thus is Christ smitten in the House of his Friends crucify'd by his Votaries his seamless Coat divided by his Disciples his Spouse the Church's Bowels torn out by her own Sons Christianity destroy'd by its base uncharitable Professors and the Gospel subverted by surious pretended Zealots whose Condemnation will be the heavier Whos 's Judgment now of a long time lingreth not and their Damnation slumbreth not For The Lord knoweth how to deliver the Godly out of Temptations and to reserve the Vnjust unto the day of Judgment to be punished as chiefly the Unclean and Rebellious the Presumptuous and Self-will'd that fear not to speak Evil of Dignities 2 Pet. 2. to v. 11. Among those damnable Hereticks who even deny the Lord that bought them and so bring upon themselves swift Destruction 2 Pet. 2. to v. 11 and so to the end All which proceeds from the want of this solid Principle of real Love or operative Charity Wherein how easie soever 't is to deceive others and what 's more our selves into an Opinion that we love Christ c. when at the same time we do nothing less or how dexterously soever we can put the Cheat upon the World and get the Name of Religious at so cheap a rate as the Trouble of a well dissembled Hypocrisie c. yet Christ sees the Heart and will not be impos'd upon God will not be mocked Gal. 6.7 Neither will all their Professions or Devotions save such Workers of Iniquity Not every one that saith unto me Lord Lord shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven but he that doth the Will of my Father which is in Heaven Matth. 7.21 And Luk. 6.46 Why call ye me Lord Lord and do not the things which I say So was he revil'd by his Crucifiers But what Lord or Governor what Parent or Master would endure such heinous Mockeries and daring Contradictions Can we think then that the great King of Kings and Lord of Lords will bear with the Contradictions of Sinners against himself forever No certainly unless they repent and amend and resolve to do his Will in Love which must be our principal if not only Motive to Obedience Otherwise 't is no Argument that we love him if we do it not for his sake who requires it And because there can be no other Reason given of our Saviour's requiring this Instance of our Love but as 't is the Effect of that Cause If therefore any By-end or Self-Interest such as the getting a Reputation in the World the driving on of secular Designs or Worldly Advantages by that means be the end of our compliance with Christ's Commands He has no reason at all to look upon it as any Argument of our Affection to him or to reward it as such 'T is Carnal or Worldy Policy and not Religion 'T is the Love of Our selves and not of Christ And as its Motives are Worldly so will its Rewards be Such a Man has nothing else to expect for a Retribution of such Services but to attain in the end that for which they were perform'd namely vain Popularity and humane Applause And to what wretched pupose has such a Man been at the Pains to keep the Commandments who has thus literally labour'd for the Wind. As he is no less faulty whose Obedience is Peace-meal and Partial For he that offends in one point is guilty of all James 2.10 Charity is Universal and 't is this grand Principle which is signified in all this Discourse this pure Christian Love which will surely Direct Regulate and Compleat our Obedience and Happiness Wherefore let us practice accordingly and then God will reward such Love both with Temporal and Eternal Blessings as the Scriptures abundantly testifies God sheweth mercy unto thousands of them that love him and keep his Commandments Exod. 20.6 he keepeth Covenant and Mercy for them that love him and observe his Commandments Neh. 1.5 the Lord preserveth all them that love him Psal 145.20 and we know that all things works together for good to them that love God Rom. 8.28 the same are known of him 1 Cor. 8.3 are without fear and may have boldness in the day of Judgment 1 Joh. 4.18 19. The Lord hath promised a Crown of Life and a Kingdom to to them that love him Jam. 1.12 c. 2.5 and hath prepared glorious Mansions invisible Joys in Heaven for those that love him Joh. 14.2 1 Cor. 2.9 Take good heed therefore unto your selves that ye love the Lord your God Josh 23.11 and in Love let each one both high and low make Joshua's Pious Resolution c. 24.15 As for me and my House we will serve the Lord Which how can we Christians refuse upon consideration of the Divine Infinite Unparallel'd Love to us God the Father Son and Holy Ghost in whose Name we are Baptiz'd Matth. 28.19 Those ever Blessed Sacred Three in One who bear Record in Heaven having so exceedingly lov'd us and left us United Witness on Earth in the Spiritual Ministry of his Word and Sacraments 1 Joh. 5.7 8. all testifying our Redemption by the Son of Love v. 9 c. that only begotten and well-beloved Eternal Son the Brightness of his Father's Glory and the express Image of his Person by whom all things were made and whom all the Angels of God do Worship Heb. 1.1 2 c. that ever living Word Wisdom and God manifest in our Flesh who thus alone could satisfie infinite Justice for us Joh 1.1 c. 1 Cor. 1.24 30. 1 Tim. 3.16 He reliev'd us in our most forlorn Condition and remediless Misery He beyond all the instances of endearing vertuous Friendship beyond all the Examples of Mankind stept in between the just Indignation