The glorious angels, who, for burning in fervour and devotion, are called seraphims, are chosen by God to serve him in heaven. The snail under the law was unclean, because a dull, slothful creature. Obedience without fervency, is like a sacrifice without fire. God deserves the flower and strength of our affections. Domitian would not have his statue carved in wood or iron, but made of gold.
Lively affections make golden services.
It is fervency that makes obedience acceptable. There is a stamp of divine authority upon all God's commands, and if I obey one precept because God commands, I must obey all. True obedience runs through all duties of religion, as the blood through all the veins, or the sun through all the signs of the zodiac. A good Christian makes gospel piety and moral equity kiss each other. One thing thou lackest,' unum deest .