A glance of Heaven, or, A precious taste of a glorious feastA glance of Heaven, or, A pretious taste of a glorious feast

Then again, without this, all that we do is nothing, and we are nothing: we are nothing but an empty Cymbal: whatsoever we do is nothing; all is empty without love. My son, give me thy heart, that is, if thou wilt give me any thing, give me thy affections, or else they are stillborn actions,¹ that have no life in them. If we do any thing to God, and do it not in love, he regards it not; that is the reason why he mentions love in stead of all: It is so sweet an affection, and so easy, what is more easy than to love? It is comfortable to us to consider that God hath made ⟨p. 158⟩this a qualification of those that he brings to heaven, they are such as love him.

Then againe, without this, all that we doe is nothing, and wee are nothing: wee are nothing but an emptie Cymball: whatsoever we doe is nothing; all is emptie without love. My sonne, give me thy heart, that is, if thou wilt give mee any thing, give mee thy affections, or else they are stillborne actions,¹ that have no life in them. If wee doe any thing to God, and doe it not in love, hee regards it not; that is the reason why hee mentions love in stead of all: It is so sweet an affection, and so easie, what is more easie than to love? It is comfortable to us to consider that God hath made ⟨p. 158⟩this a qualification of those that hee brings to heaven, they are such as love him.

1. 1Our actions are but stillborn without affections.Our actions are but stillborn with•out affections.