Come & welcome to Jesus Christ, or, A plain and profitable discourse upon the…

Now thou fearest the Sins of thy Youth, the Sins of thine old Age, the Sins of thy Calling, the Sins of thy Christian Duties, the Sins of thy Heart, or something: thou thinkest something or other will alienate the Heart and Affections of Jesus Christ from thee; thou thinkest he sees something in thee, for the sake of which he will refuse thy Soul.

Now thou fearest the Sins of thy Youth, the Sins of thine old Age, the Sins of thy Calling, the Sins of thy Christian Duties, the Sins of thy Heart, or somthing: thou thinkest somthing or other will alienate the Heart and Affections of Jesus Christ from thee; thou thinkest he sees somthing in thee, for the sake of which he will refuse thy Soul.

But be content, a little more Knowledge of him, will make thee take better heart, thy earnest desires shall not be attended with such burning Fears: Thou shalt hereafter say, This is mine Infirmity. (Psal. 77.)

Thou art Sick of Love; a very sweet Disease, and yet every Disease has some weakness attending of it; yet I ⟨p. 206⟩wish this Distemper (if it be lawful to call it so) was more Epidemical. Dye of this Disease, I would gladly do; 'tis better than Life it self, though it be attended with Fears. But thou criest, I cannot obtain: Well, be not too hasty in making Conclusions: If Jesus Christ had not put his Finger in at the Hole of the Lock, thy Bowels would not have been troubled for him, (Song 5.) Mark how the Prophet hath it: They shall walk after the Lord; he shall Roar like a Lyon: When he shall Roar, the Children shall Tremble from the East: They shall Tremble like a Bird out of Egypt, and as a Dove out of the Land of Assyria,