Poetical fragments heart-employment with God and it selfPoetical fragments heart-imployment with God and it self

Jesus. What's Grace for, but to bring thee to Salvation? To heal thy Soul, and keep thee from Damnation? ⟨p. 113⟩Wilt thou its Nature and its Use destroy, And then conceit thou dost it not enjoy? Think on't, as that which doth Salvation bring, Or else thou makest it quite another thing. Grace were not Grace if it did not intend Thy Happiness and Glory as its End. The means is nullified by separation From the just End to which it hath relation. What do men trade for but their lawful wealth? And what is Food and Physic for but Health? Look not on Grace in one divided notion: But the concordant perfect frame and motion: Take not one single part, but view the whole, As it's the Health and Beauty of the Soul; The Life, the Strength, the Glory, the Delight, And that which makes it lovely in God's sight; The honour, safety, gain, and true content; And that which must the pains of Hell prevent: Take these as undivided; all in one; And view not one disjointed part alone: If all together seem a choicer treasure Than worldly gain, and sinful fading pleasure, And turn the scales in thy deliberation; Then doubt not of thy Title to Salvation. But dost thou not desire that God would love thee? And make thee just and lovely, and approve thee? Wouldest thou not see his face in Glorious Light, And there sing Alleluia's in his sight? ⟨p. 114⟩And love him perfectly world without end, More dearly than thou lovest thy deerest friend? Where thou shalt be replenished with joy, And no disturbance shall thy Soul annoy? Where no temptation, sin or grief shall come: Where my own Love and Joy shall be thy home, Abiding with the Host of Heaven always, In the sweet Music of Jehovah's Praise. This Glorious Life with God, thou must love best: Yet as thy own Felicity and Rest: In Union and Fruition of a Friend, Not one, but both the Lovers are the End. And hast thou no Desire or Will to this? Wouldest thou not live with God in endless bliss?

Jesus. What's Grace for, but to bring thee to Salvation? To heal thy Soul, and keep thee from Damnation? ⟨p. 113⟩Wilt thou its Nature and its Use destroy, And then conceit thou dost it not enjoy? Think on't, as that which doth Salvation bring, Or else thou mak'st it quite another thing. Grace were not Grace if it did not intend Thy Happiness and Glory as its End. The means is nullifi'd by separation From the just End to which it hath relation. What do men trade for but their lawful wealth? And what is Food and Physick for but Health? Look not on Grace in one divided notion: But the concordant perfect frame and motion: Take not one single part, but view the whole, As it's the Health and Beauty of the Soul; The Life, the Strength, the Glory, the Delight, And that which makes it lovely in God's sight; The honour, safety, gain, and true content; And that which must the pains of Hell prevent: Take these as undivided; all in one; And view not one disjoynted part alone: If all together seem a choicer treasure Than worldly gain, and sinful fading pleasure, And turn the scales in thy deliberation; Then doubt not of thy Title to Salvation. But dost thou not desire that God would love thee? And make thee just and lovely, and approve thee? Would'st thou not see his face in Glorious Light, And there sing Allelujah's in his sight?