My dear Brethren, my business as I have often told you, is not to gain your hearts, or turn your eyes towards me, but to Jesus Christ: his Spokesman I am, will you give your hearts to him? will you give your hands, your names to him? will you subscribe to his Laws, and consent to his Offices, and be at through defiance with all his Enemies? This do, and I have my Errant. Who will follow Christs Colours? who will come under his Banner? this shall be the man that shall be my Friend; this is he that will oblige me for ever. Do these Letters come to none that are yet unsanctified? to no loose sinner? to no ignorant sinner? to no unsound professor? Oh that there were none such indeed! oh that I had left no such behind me! but would they do me a kindness as ⟨p. 31⟩I believe they would, oh then let them come away to Jesus Christ at this call! lie no longer O sinner, in thy swill, be no more in love with darkness! stick no longer in the skirts and outside of Religion, demure no longer, dispute not, and waver no more, halt no further, but strike in throughly with Jesus Christ, except nothing, reserve nothing, but come off throughly to the Lord, and follow him fully. And then happy man that thou shalt be, for thou will be made for ever; and joyful man that I shall be, for I shall save a Soul from death. The earnest and pitiful beggings of a poor Prisoner, do use to move some Bowels: hear O Friends, will you do nothing for a Minister of Christ? Nothing for a Prisoner of Jesus Christ? methinks I hear you answer, [yea, rather what will we not do, he shall never want while we have it; he shall need no office of Love, but we will run and ride to do it.] Yea, but this is not that I beg of you; will you gratify me indeed? then come in, kiss the Son, bow to the Name of Jesus; not in a Complement, with Cap and Knee, but let your Souls bow, let all your Powers bend Sail, and do him homage. Let that Sacred Name be Graven into •he substance of your hearts, and lie as a bundle of Mirth between your Breasts. Let me freely speak for him, for he is worthy for whom you shall do this thing; worthy to be beloved of you; worthy to have your very hearts, worthy to be admired, adored, praised, served, glorified to the uttermost by you, and every Creature; worthy for whom you should lay down all, leave all: Can any thing be too much for him? can any thing be too good for him?
My dear Brethren, my business as I have often told you, is not to gain your hearts, or turn your eyes towards me, but to Jesus Christ: his Spokesman I am, will you give your hearts to him? will you give your hands, your names to him? will you subscribe to his Laws, and consent to his Offices, and be at through defiance with all his Enemies? This do, and I have my Errant. Who will follow Christs Colours? who will come under his Banner? this shall be the man that shall be my Friend; this is he that will oblige me for ever. Do these Letters come to none that are yet unsanctified? to no loose sinner? to no ignorant finner? to no unsound professor? Oh that there were none such indeed! oh that I had left no such behind me! but would they do me a kindness as ⟨p. 31⟩I believe they would, oh then let them come away to Jesus Christ at this call! lie no longer O sinner, in thy swill, be no more in love with darkness! stick no longer in the skirts and outside of Religion, demure no longer, dispute not, and waver no more, halt no further, but strike in throughly with Jesus Christ, except nothing, reserve nothing, but come off throughly to the Lord, and follow him fully. And then happy man that thou shalt be, for thou will be made for ever; and joyful man that I shall be, for I shall save a Soul from death. The earnest and pittiful beggings of a poor Prisoner, do use to move some Bowels: hear O Friends, will you do nothing for a Minister of Christ? Nothing for a Prisoner of Jesus Christ? methinks I hear you answer, [yea, rather what will we not do, he shall never want while we have it; he shall need no office of Love, but we will run and ride to do it.] Yea, but this is not that I beg of you; will you gratifie me indeed? then come in, kiss the Son, bow to the Name of Jesus; not in a Complement, with Cap and Knee, but let your Souls bow, let all your Powers bend Sail, and do him homage. Let that Sacred Name be Graven into •he substance of your hearts, and lie as a bundle of Mirth between your Breasts. Let me freely speak for him, for he is worthy for whom you shall do this thing; worthy to be beloved of you; worthy to have your ve•y hearts, worthy to be admired, adored, praised, served, glorified to the uttermost by you, and every Creature; worthy for whom you should lay down all, leave all: Can any thing be too much for him? can any thing be too good for him?
