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

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.

2. If Christ hath our love, he hath our all: And Christ never hath his own from us, till he hath our Love. Love withholdeth nothing from Christ, when it is sincerely set upon him. Then he shall have our time, and he shall have our service, and he shall have the use of all our Parts, and Gifts, and Graces; yea, then he shall have our Estates, Liberty, and our very Lives, when he calleth for them.

As when God loveth any of us, he will withhold nothing from us that is good for us, no, not his own only begotten Son, Rom. 8.32. And when Christ loveth us, he giveth all unto us, his Merits to justify us, his Spirit to sanctify us, his Grace to adorn us, his Glory to crown us; so when any of us love Christ sincerely, we lay all down at his feet, and give up all to be at his command and service, Rev. 12.11. And they loved not their lives unto the death.

As when God loveth any of us, he will withhold nothing from us that is good for us, no, not his own only begotten Son, Rom. 8.32. And when Christ loveth us, he giveth all unto us, his Merits to justifie us, his Spirit to sanctifie us, his Grace to adorn us, his Glory to crown us; so when any of us love Christ sincerely, we lay all down at his feet, and give up all to be at his command and service,