Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…

First, Believe the reality and greatness of my love. Methinks he speaks thus to thee, O man, what should I have done more to testify my love to thee than I have done? read all the Antiquities, and see whether there was any love like mine! thou canst not believe, but that thy parents love thee, when they take ear of thee: but whose love is like mine? did these ever suffer for thee or do for thee what I have done? what are all these sufferings that I have suffered for thee? did I despise my fathers glory, and leave it for th•, & did not love […]? O slow of heart to believe all that I have done and suffered for thee! if I did not love thee, what should move me to dye for thee? did any thing in thee? no, did any profit from thee ⟨p. 230⟩move me? no, I knew that man is not profitable to God. Was it any returns from thee? no, I knew how thou wouldst be: how unkind thou wouldst be to me. O Christian, doubt not of my love to thee. Doubt not of my help, dost thou think that I would give my self for thee, and will not give my hand for thee? do not doubt that I will cast thee off, dost thou think that I have su•ered all this for thee, and that I will cast thee off at last? no, no.

First, Believe the reality and greatness of my love. Methinks he speaks thus to thee, O man, what should I have done more to testisic my love to thee than I have done? read all the Antiquities, and see whether there was any love like mine! thou canst not believe, but that thy parents love thee, when they take eare of thee: but whose love is like mine? did these ever suffer for thee or do for thee what I have done? what are all these sufferings that I have suffered for thee? did I despise my fathers glory, and leave it for th•, & did not love 〈…〉? O slow of heart to believe all that I have done and suffered for thee! if I did not love thee, what should move me to dye for thee? did any thing in thee? no, did any profit from thee ⟨p. 230⟩move me? no, I knew that man is not profitable to God. Was it any returns from thee? no, I knew how thou wouldst be: how unkind thou wouldst be to me. O Christian, doubt not of my love to thee. Doubt not of my help, dost thou think that I would give my self for thee, and will not give my hand for thee? do not doubt that I will cast thee off, dost thou think that I have suered all this for thee, and that I will cast thee off at last? no, no.