Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Now for the helping against this temptation, know,

1. That the Lord at the first conversion, doth ordinarily make use of the creatures self-love, but it is of self-love for eternity, and that is a higher degree of self-love, than the most people in the world do attain unto; Some people in the world they love themselves only for this present life, but when God makes a man or woman to love himself for eternity, it is a good sign that the hand of God is upon the heart, and that the Lord doth intend good unto that soul, when the Lord begins to make thee to love thy self truly for eternity, to love that that is true and of eternal good, it is a good sign that the Lord doth intend good unto thy soul.

1. That the Lord at the first conversion, doth ordinarily make use of the creatures self-love, but it is of self-love for eternity, and that is a higher degree of self-love, than the most people in the world do attaine unto; Some people in the world they love themselves only for this present life, but when God makes a man or woman to love himself for eternity, it is a good signe that the hand of God is upon the heart, and that the Lord doth intend good unto that soul, when the Lord begins to make thee to love thy self truly for eternity, to love that that is true and of eternal good, it is a good signe that the Lord doth intend good unto thy soul.

2. When the Lord proceeds, not only to make thee to begin to love thy self for eternity, that is to love that immortal soul that the Lord hath put into thee, but when the Lord comes to show thee wherein thy true good for eternity lies, that it doth lye in this, that thou shalt be delivered from the wrath of God, and shalt not be cast out of his presence, but shalt come to have union with God, and live in his presence to the praise of his Grace