* In a word; when _self-love_ is a proper arbitrator betwixt a man and his adversary; when _revenge_ is a just judge of meekness; when _pride_ is a true lover of humility; when _falshood_ is a teacher of truth; when lust is a fast friend of chastity; when the _flesh_ leads to the spirit; when _sensuality_ delights in self-denial; when _partiality_ is a promoter of equity; when the _palate_ can taste the difference between sin and holiness; when the _hand_ can feel the truth of a proposition; then may _human reason_ be a proper arbitrator between God and man, the sole, final, just judge of all that ought, or ought not to be a matter of a _holy_, _divine_, and _heavenly_ religion. _Lastly_, If this be the state of reason, then to pretend, that our reason, is too perfect to be governed by any thing but its own light, is the same extravagance, as to pretend, that our love is too pure to be governed by any thing but its own inclinations, our hatred too just to be governed by any thing but its own motions. For if all that is base and criminal in love, all that is unjust and wicked in hatred, is to be imputed to our reason; then no perfection can be ascribed to our reason, but such as is to be ascribed to our love and hatred. An Extract from Mr. LAW’s SERIOUS ANSWER To Dr. TRAPP’s Four Sermons, On the Sin, Folly, and Danger of being righteous over-much. 1. * MIGHT I follow the _bent_ of my own mind, I should be wholly employed in setting forth the infinite love of God to mankind in Christ Jesus, and endeavouring to draw all men to the belief and acknowledgment of it. This _one great mercy_ of God, which makes the _one_ happiness of all mankind, so justly deserves all our thoughts and meditations, so highly enlightens, and improves every mind that is attentive to it, so removes all the evils of this present world, so sweetens every state of life, so inflames the heart with the love of every divine and human virtue, that he is no small loser, whose mind is, either by writing or reading, detained from the view and contemplation of it. 2. When the mystery of divine love was first manifested to the world, it produced its proper effects. It put an end to all _selfishness and division; for all that believed were of one heart and one spirit, and had all things common_.¹ And indeed, under the real influence and full belief of this great mystery of divine love, there seems to be no room left for any thing else amongst Christians, but returns of love to God, and flowing out of love towards one another. ¹ Acts ii. 44.