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

I, but my love to God is faint and little.

Well, but it is a heavenly spark, and hath divinity in it; it is from Heaven, and is growing, and vigorous and efficacious: and a little heavenly love, will wast all carnal love at length, it is of so vigorous, and constant a nature. It is fed still by the spirit; and a little that is fed, and maintained, that is growing, that hath a blessing in it, (as the love of God in the hearts of his hath: for God continually ⟨p. 18⟩cherisheth his own beginning) that little shall never be quenched, but shall overgrow nature at length; and eat out corruption, and all contrary love whatsoever. Though for the present we see corruption overpower, and oppress grace: yet the love of God being a divine spark, and therefore being more powerful (though it be little) then the contrary, it hath a blessing in it to grow till at length it consume all. For love is like fire; as in other properties so in this, it wastes, and consumes the contrary; and raiseth up to Heaven, and quickens, and enlivens the persons, as fire doth: and it makes lightsome ⟨p. 19⟩dead bodies, it transforms them all into fire like it self. So the love of God by little and little transforms us all to be fiery, it transforms us to be lovers. These cases needed a little touching to satisfy some, that are good, and growing christians, and must have some satisfaction.

Well, but it is a heavenly sparke, and hath divinity in it; it is from Heaven, and is growing, and vigorous and efficacious: and a little heavenly love, will wast all carnall love at length, it is of so vigorous, and constant a nature. It is fed still by the spirit; and a little that is fedde, and maintained, that is growing, that hath a blessing in it, (as the love of God in the hearts of his hath: for God continually ⟨p. 18⟩cherrisheth his owne beginning) that little shall never be quenched, but shall overgrow nature at length; and eate out corruption, and all contrary love whatsoever. Though for the present wee see corruption overpower, and oppresse grace: yet the love of God being a divine sparke, and therefore being more powerfull (though it bee little) then the contrary, it hath a blessing in it to grow till at length it consume all. For love is like fire; as in other properties so in this, it wasts, and consumes the contrary; and rayseth up to Heaven, and quickens, and enlivens the persons, as fire doth: and it makes lightsome