"Follow after love." 1 Corinthians 14:1',

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What can be so worthy of the Christian's thought, care, and anxious desire—as love? 

Love to God, the centre and source of all excellence. 

Love to Jesus, the Mediator of the new covenant, the personification of everything that is lovely. 

Love to believers, for His sake, and because they are His children.

Love to sinners, because He commands us. 

The law requires love, and the gospel, when applied by the power of the Holy Spirit, produces it. 

This divine love  is not in our hearts by nature; we are enmity with God and others. It is not to be produced by human effort. It flows from divine grace. It is produced by the Holy Spirit. Its exercise is both our happiness and our holiness. 

There is only so much true godliness—as there is sincere love.

Let us follow after love. Let us cultivate love to the Lord's people, for the Lord's sake. Let us love all who love Jesus, though in some things they differ from us.