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…

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 ⟨p. 36⟩me then to these earthly things, it's worth nothing in my account; if it be •ore to me, then to •hese▪ if it adhere to me with the loss of these •hat shows it is not for these, but for nought that thou lovest me, and this argues thy love sincere.

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 harbourles 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 encrease, though he himself decrease; and truth live, though he die; Who preferrs 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