My Lord, I have now composed this Work, containing a necessary practice and high privilege of every Christian; it is by way of supplement to the other duties set down in my Book called Media, but because of my large handling it, I reserved it for a tract by it self. Indeed of all other duties, I prefer it as the chief, and I exceedingly wonder that before this time, it hath not been undertaken by some abler hand. Christians ordinarily go to Prayer, Sacraments, Hearing, Reading, and Meditation of the Word; and sometimes (though more seldom) they set on the exercise of other Duties, as self-trial, self-denial, the improving of experiences, the clearing of evidences, extemporary and deliberate meditation, &c. but in the mean time how is the main, the prime employment, even the duty of duties, of Looking unto Jesus, wholly neglected? If many, or most have been ignorant of it hitherto, I think it is high time, to discover it to the sleepy world; and it may be when day is clear, they will walk in the light, and bless God for finding out a way, wherein they may more immediately have commerce with Jesus Christ. I could have wished that others more able had appeared in this service, in ⟨image 3⟩a particular handling of this excellent subject, I find it in print wished for by a godly Brother, where he complains that Christ's love had been so little studied. Men have been very swift in searching after other truths, but slow in searching after this, An ample exact discovery of this love of Christ, I say of this love (in carrying on our souls salvation from first to last) may well be set down amongst the desiderata, the desirables of Divines, it having been so little handled (unless in some parts or pieces) by any: Surely it is very sad to think, that the knowledge of this love of Christ (in a continued series) being of such necessary and high concernment hath been so little enquired into. O what a gallant Gospel-design were it for some one who is acquainted with the Spirit in a large measure, to go over the whole History of the Gospel (of the everlasting Gospel of Jesus) and to observe the glorious shinings of the love of Christ to Believers in all! it would be precious if some would take it in hand, and perfect it to the purpose, but it is sad to think it hath been neglected so long. As the Lord hath enabled, I have adventured;
My Lord, I have now composed this Work, containing a necessary practice and high priviledge of every Christian; it is by way of supplement to the other duties set down in my Book call'd Media, but because of my large handling it, I reserved it for a tract by it self. Indeed of all other duties, I prefer it as the chief, and I exceedingly wonder that before this time, it hath not been undertaken by some abler hand. Christians ordinarily go to Prayer, Sacraments, Hearing, Reading, and Meditation of the Word; and sometimes (though more seldom) they set on the exercise of other Duties, as self-trial, self-denial, the improving of experiences, the clearing of evidences, extemporary and deliberate meditation, &c. but in the mean time how is the main, the prime employment, even the duty of duties, of Looking unto Jesus, wholly neglected? If many, or most have been ignorant of it hitherto, I think it is high time, to discover it to the sleepy world; and it may be when day is clear, they will walk in the light, and bless God for finding out a way, wherein they may more immediately have commerce with Jesus Christ. I could have wished that others more able had appeared in this service, in ⟨image 3⟩a particular handling of this excellent subject, I find it in print wisht for by a godly Brother, where he complains that Christ's love had been so little studied. Men have been very swift in searching after other truths, but slow in searching after this, An ample exact discovery of this love of Christ, I say of this love (in carrying on our souls salvation from first to last) may well be set down amongst the desiderata, the desirables of Divines, it having been so little handled (unless in some parts or pieces) by any: Surely it is very sad to think, that the knowledge of this love of Christ (in a continued series) being of such necessary and high concernment hath been so little enquired into. O what a gallant Gospel-design were it for some one who is acquainted with the Spirit in a large measure, to go over the whole History of the Gospel (of the everlasting Gospel of Jesus) and to observe the glorious shinings of the love of Christ to Believers in all! it would be precious if some would take it in hand, and perfect it to the purpose, but it is sad to think it hath been neglected so long. As the Lord hath enabled, I have adventured;
