Charles H. Spurgeon on Psalms 116:1
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Psalms116:1
I love the LORD, because, etc. How vain and foolish is the talk, "To love God for his benefits towards us is mercenary, and cannot be pure love!" Whether pure or impure, there is no other love that can flow from the heart of the creature to its Creator. "We love him, "said the holiest of Christ's disciples, "because he first loved us; "and the increase of our love and filial obedience is in proportion to the increased sense we have of our obligation to him. We love him for the benefits bestowed on us. —Love begets love. Adam Clarke.
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