The divine life in three treatises

7. It must cause us to make it our daily employment to study the Riches of the Love of God, and his abundant mercy manifested in Christ; so that above all books in the world, we should most diligently and delightfully peruse the Son of God incarnate, and in him behold the Power, and Wisdom, and Goodness of the Father ▪ And with Paul we should desire to know nothing but Christ crucified; and all things should be counted but loss and dung for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus our Lord, Phil. 3. 8. That we may be able to comprehend with all Saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height, and to know the Love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that we may be filled with all the fullness of God.]

7. It must cause us to make it our daily imployment to study the Riches of the Love of God, and his abundant mercy manifested in Christ; so that above all books in the world, we should most diligently and delightfully peruse the Son of God incarnate, and in him behold the Power, and Wisdom, and Goodness of the Father ▪ And with Paul we should desire to know nothing but Christ crucified; and all things should be counted but loss and dung for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus our Lord, Phil. 3. 8. That we may be able to comprehend with all Saints, what is the bredth, and length, and depth, and heighth, and to know the Love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that we may be filled with all the fulness of God.]

8. Above all, if we know God as our Redeemer, we must Live in the Power of holy Love and Gratitude. His Manifested Love must prevail with us so far, that unfeigned Love to him may be the predominant affection of our souls. And being free from the spirit of bondage and slavish fear, we must make Love and Thankfulness the sum of our Religion: and think not any thing will prove us Christians without prevailing Love to Christ, nor that any duty is accepted that proceedeth not from it.