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Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…
Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of Jesus as carrying on the great work of mans salvation from first to last / by Isaac Ambrose ...
London: printed for Richard Chiswel, 1680
Book 1 › Chapter 3 › Section 7: More Motives to encourage us in this work.
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3. Consider, that an eye, an heart on Christ, is one of your most unquestionable Evidences of sincerity. Where your Treasure is, there will your hearts be also. 1If Christ be your Treasure, your hearts will be on Christ; and surely an heart set upon God in Christ is a true evidence of saving Grace. External actions are easiest discovered, but those of the heart are surest Evidences: when thy learning will be no good proof of thy Grace, when thy arguments from thy tongue and hand may be confuted, yet then will this Argument from the bent of thy heart prove thee sincere. Take a poor Christian that hath a weak judgment, a failing memory, a stammering tongue, yet if his heart be set on Christ, I had rather die in this mans condition, and have my soul in his souls case, than in the case of him without such an heart, though he had the most eminent gifts, and parts, and abilities of any in the world. Christians! as you would have a sure testimony of the love of God, and a sure proof of your title to glory, labour to get your hearts on Christ, O look on Jesus. You may be sure Christ will acknowledge that you really love him, when he sees your hearts are set upon him.
3. Consider, that an eye, an heart on Christ, is one of your most unquestionable Evidences of sincerity. Where your Treasure is, there will your hearts be also. 1If Christ be your Treasure, your hearts will be on Christ; and surely an heart set upon God in Christ is a true evidence of saving Grace. External actions are easiest discovered, but those of the heart are surest Evidences: when thy learning will be no good proof of thy Grace, when thy arguments from thy tongue and hand may be confuted, yet then will this Argument from the bent of thy heart prove thee sincere. Take a poor Christian that hath a weak judgment, a failing memory, a stammering tongue, yet if his heart be set on Christ, I had rather die in this mans condition, and have my soul in his souls case, than in the case of him without such an heart, though he had the most eminent gifts, and parts, and abilities of any in the world. Christians! as you would have a sure testimony of the love of God, and a sure proof of your title to glory, labour to get your hearts on Christ, O look on Jesus. You may be sure Christ will acknowledg that you really love him, when he sees your hearts are set upon him.