On the contrary most heavy curses are laid upon such as are straightened towards the Lord and his people, Judg. 5. Curse the Meroshe because he came not to help the Lord. I was hungry and ye fed me not, Cor. He that soweth sparingly shall reap sparingly. The definition which the Scripture gives us of love is this.
Love is the bond of perfection, first it is a bond or ligament.
2ly it makes the work perfect. There is no body but consists of parts and that which knits these parts together, gives the body its perfection, because it makes each part so contiguous to others as thereby they doe mutually participate with each other, both in strength and infirmity, in pleasure and pain. So this definition is right. Love is the bond of perfection. From hence we may frame these conclusions.