Wesley Corpus

is the one thing needful, that this alone is to he kept in view, and pursued at all times and in all places ; not indeed by neglecting our temporal affairs, but by making them all mi nister unto it : by so conducting them all, that every step therein may be a step to this higher end. Now that the recovery of the image of God, of this glorious liberty, this perfect re storation, is the one thing needful upon earth, appears first from hence, that the enjoyment of them was the end of our creation ; for man was created to love God, and to this end alone, even to love the Lord his God with all his heart, and soul, and mind, and strength. Love is the very image of God, it is the brightness of his glory. By love, man is not only rendered like him, but in some sense one with him. If any man love God, God loveth him, and maketh his abode with him ; he dwelleth in God, and God in him ; and he that is thus joined to the Lord is one spirit. Love is perfect freedom. As there is no fear or pain, so there is no constraint in love. Whoever acts from this principle alone,he doeth whatsoever he will; all his thoughts move spon