Love to Christ, necessary to escape the curse at his coming

1. Commands and sets on work all the other affections. If a man love Christ, it sets Desires on work, if he be absent; it sets Joy on work, if he be present, if Christ be absent, and the Soul doth see a probability of obtaining him, Love sets Hope on work: If there be any impediments that hinders a man in his prosecution, it sets Anger on work for the removal of them.

2. Love commands the thoughts and mind: For love to Christ sets the mind on thinking on Christ, and meditating upon him. The mind doth muse upon what the heart doth love: Where love is sixth, the thoughts do dwell. Psal. 119.97. O how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

2. Love commands the thoughts and mind: For love to Christ sets the mind on thinking on Christ, and meditating upon him. The mind doth muse upon what the heart doth love: Where love is fixt, the thoughts do dwell. Psal. 119.97. O how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

3. Love commands all the outward members of the body. Love to Christ doth set the Tongue to speak of Christ, and for him; the Ear on hearing of his Word; the Eyes in seeing the tokens of his Love ⟨p. 71⟩and Goodness; the Hands in acting, and the Feet in walking to those places and duties where Christ is to be found, and enjoyment of him to be had.