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

I. Dost thou love Christ sincerely, and live in wilful disobedience to the known commands of Christ? Dost thou know his will, and willingly every day act contrary to it, and yet pretend to love him? Dost thou slight his commands, and love his person? Doth Christ command thee to be the death of thy sins, and thou suffer them to live and rule, and yet love him? Doth Christ command thee to pray continually, and thou dost neglect it continually, and yet have the face to say thou lovest Christ? Doth Christ command thee not to swear profanely at all, nor to take Gods name in vain, and dost thou do this often in a day, and yet defy that man that calls in question thy love to Christ?

I. Dost thou love Christ sincerely, and live in wilful disobedience to the known commands of Christ? Dost thou know his will, and willingly every day act contrary to it, and yet pretend to love him? Dost thou slight his commands, and love his person? Doth Christ command thee to be the death of thy sins, and thou suffer them to live and rule, and yet love him? Doth Christ command thee to pray continually, and thou dost neglect it continually, and yet have the face to say thou lovest Christ? Doth Christ command thee not to swear profanely at all, nor to take Gods name in vain, and dost thou do this often in a day, and yet defie that man that calls in question thy love to Christ?

But whatever be thy confidence, I do declare to thy face, it is a great and Soul-damning mistake; for as Love and Obedience are conjoined in the Scripture, so they are never parted in the true and sincere Lover.

Weigh these Scriptures, and thou wilt find thy Love pretended to without obedience, to be so light, that it will be driven away by the evidence of the Word, like chaff before the wind.