Casuistical morning-exercises the fourth volume /

1. Altho' we cannot perfectly know the Love of Christ, yet may we know so much of it, as may raise our desires to know more: As he that meets with a Vein of precious Metal, tho' it be small, yet it gives him hopes of meeting with more, and those hopes encourage his labours to dig deeper and search further; so that little we can attain of the knowledge of Christs Love in our wayfaring state, makes the Soul labour and strive, and hope and pray, that it may come to fuller knowledge of that love in its own Country.

As that sight which Moses had of God, encouraged him to pray, Exod. 33.18. I beseech thee show me thy glory: So that view we have of Christ in a glass darkly, serves to engage our endeavours, and sharpen our desires to see him face to face in glory. As we gain upon the knowledge of Christ, so we grow, and as it were encroach upon him still; if God will condescend, and come down to visit the Soul, the Soul will make an argument from thence, that he would take it up to himself: A taste of Christs Love, whets the Spiritual appetite after a feast, 1 Pet. 2.2. As new born babes desire ye the sincere milk of the Word, that ye may grow thereby. If so be you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

As that sight which Moses had of God, encouraged him to pray, Exod. 33.18. I beseech thee shew me thy glory: So that view we have of Christ in a glass darkly, serves to engage our endeavours, and sharpen our desires to see him face to face in glory. As we gain upon the knowledge of Christ, so we grow, and as it were encroach upon him still; if God will condescend, and come down to visit the Soul, the Soul will make an argument from thence, that he would take it up to himself: A taste of Christs Love, whets the Spiritual appetite after a feast, 1 Pet. 2.2. As new born babes desire ye the sincere milk of the Word, that ye may grow thereby. If so be you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.