Christ, let him be Anathema Maran-atha*?" Yes, on whom- soever that curse may fall, we must all acknowlege the justice of it; and in the day of judgment, when it shall be yet more awfully denounced on the enemies of Christ, there will not be a saint or angel in the universe who will not add his Amen to it. O let us now muse on his love to us, till the fire of Divine love kindle in our hearts, and we speak with our tongues the high praises of our God !]
3. Seek to abound in love to each other —
[This is the improvement which the Apostle suggests in the words following our textu." In the love of Christ to us is both the reason and the model, for our love to each other. Was his love to us unmerited ? we also should freely exercise love even to the evil and unthankful. Did his love lead him to forego the gloiy and felicity of heaven, and to submit to the accursed death of the cross for us ? such should be our love to our fellow-creatures : there should be no measure of labour or self-denial which we should not willingly exercise for the good of others; yea, even to the laying down of our life for themx. Here then we see the proper duty of this season : search out the poor, the sick, and the afflicted, that you may administer to them the consolations they stand in need of: and especially exert yourselves to see what you can do for the souls of men
This is the work that will most assimilate you to
Christ, and will best prove the sincerity of your love to him.}
* 1 Cor. xvi. 22. u ver. 11. x 1 John hi. 1G.