Evidence for heaven containing infallible signs and real demonstrations of our union with Christ…Evidence for heaven containing infallible signs and reall demonstrations of our union with Christ…

A man that sincerely loves God continues to love him, when he hides his face from him, and he cannot see him, nor one glimpse of his favour, neither within him, nor without him; yea, when he frowns upon him▪ and shows himself marvellous unto him, as Job speaks, and the Arrows of the Almighty stick fast in his soul, And Satan, and his own Conscience deluded ⟨p. 35⟩by Satan, tells him, He shall never see the face of God with comfort; And however God carries himself towards him, yet he dares not from thence take leave to vary his carriage towards God, but loves him still, for better, for worse, and obeys him to the utmost of his power: which shows in the next place,

A man that sincerely loves God continues to love him, when he hides his face from him, and he cannot see him, nor one glimpse of his favor, neither within him, nor without him; yea, when he frowns upon him▪ and shewes himself marvelous unto him, as Iob speaks, and the Arrows of the Almighty stick fast in his soul, And Satan, and his own Conscience deluded ⟨p. 35⟩by Satan, tells him, He shall never see the face of God with comfort; And however God carryes himself towards him, yet he dares not from thence take leave to vary his carriage towards God, but loves him still, for better, for worse, and obeys him to the utmost of his power: which shews in the next place,

That he that sincerely loves God, loves §15him for nought.¹ That man may be said to love God for nought, who loves him principally for himself, and not for his, who loves him, because he is of all things most lovely, who had rather have God without all, then all without God, for his portion; Who had rather have a houseless Christ, a harbourless Christ, a hated and a persecuted Christ, th all the honours, pleasures, and riches of the world without Christ; Who had rather have grace without glory, then glory without grace; Who had rather have the Gospel, and Gospel-Ordinances in power and purity, with poverty and trouble, then peace and plenty without them; Who had rather Christ should reign, then himself; Who desires Christ may increase, though he himself decrease; and truth live, though he die; Who prefers the interest of God and Christ before his own interest or any interest whatsoever; Who labours more to get, and to keep a good conscience, then a good estate in the world; In a word, he that loveth God, more then these earthly contentments, he, and he only, may be said to love God for nought, and to love him sincerely, as Christs language to Peter intimates, Lovest thou me, more then these? as if he had said, If thy love be not more to