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

VIII. Do you love Christ, that never were convinced of your need of Christ? Of your undone and lost estate? Of your deplorable condition without Christ? Are you ignorant of your Malady, and can you then value the Remedy? Doth not the Soul, first feeling its wounds by Sin, enquire what to do to be saved? And then upon the sight of the power of Christ, that he is able to save, and of the freeness of Christ, that he is willing to help, the Soul is drawn to love him, and to set his heart upon him. Blessed Lord! wilt thou help me out of my misery? When none can deliver, wilt thou? I am undone! Wilt thou succour me? I am lost! Wilt thou save me? Why, poor Sinner, saith Christ, I do pity thee: my bowels yearn over thee: I will keep thee: I will save thee both from Sin and Hell. Wilt thou so, dear Lord? Thou shalt have my heart; my love shall be to thee.

VIII. Do you love Christ, that never were convinced of your need of Christ? Of your undone and lost estate? Of your deplorable cendition without Christ? Are you ignorant of your Malady, and can you then value the Remedy? Doth not the Soul, first feeling its wounds by Sin, enquire what to do to be saved? And then upon the sight of the power of Christ, that he is able to save, and of the freeness of Christ, that he is willing to help, the Soul is drawn to love him, and to set his heart upon him. Blessed Lord! wilt thou help me out of my misery? When none can deliver, wilt thou? I am undone! Wilt thou succour me? I am lost! Wilt thou save me? Why, poor Sinner, saith Christ, I do pity thee: my bowels yearn over thee: I will keep thee: I will save thee both from Sin and Hell. Wilt thou so, dear Lord? Thou shalt have my heart; my love shall be to thee.

IX. Do you love Christ, and yet will not submit unto him in all his Offices? When you say you love Christ, whom do you mean? Or in what respect do you consider him? As a Priest only, that ⟨p. 140⟩died for your Sins? As a Jesus, to deliver you from Hell, to free you from the torments that your very Nature is against? Did you ever know a Drunkard, a Swearer, or the vilest-debauchedst Wretch, that hath heard of Hell and Christ, but was willing and desirous, on his own terms, but not on Christs, to be saved from the torments? And upon that account will you say, That this man continuing in his open Sins doth love Christ? But Christ in this one respect considered only, is not that Christ that is Preached, and offered to you in the Gospel, but also Christ as Prophet and King. Is this then your love to him, to divide him? Is this your love, to dethrone him from his Kingly Office? No, it is plain hatred to him.