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

Do thou pray for the pardon of my weakness and folly, and I will pray that thou mightst have more wisdom to discern when a good proposal is made unto thee; but whether thou regardest me, or not regardest me, I regard not, so thou wouldst but have regard to Jesus Christ, and to thine own immortal Soul. If thou dost despise me, do not despise my Master, nor his Son, for though I am not so good as Abraham's Servant, yet my Lord and Master is better, infinitely better, and greater, than Abraham, to whom he was Servant; and my Masters Son, Jesus, is better, incomparably better, than Isaac, Abraham's Son, and would certainly prove a richer match to thy Soul, than Isaac was to Rebekah.

Do thou pray for the pardon of my weakness and folly, and I will pray that thou mightst have more wisdom to discern when a good proposal is made unto thee; but whether thou regardest me, or not regardest me, I regard not, so thou wouldst but have regard to Jesus Christ, and to thine own immortal Soul. If thou dost despise me, do not despise my Master, nor his Son, for though I am not so good as Abrahams Servant, yet my Lord and Master is better, infinitely better, and greater, than Abraham, to whom he was Servant; and my Masters Son, Jesus, is better, incomparably better, than Isaac, Abrahams Son, and would certainly prove a richer match to thy Soul, than Isaac was to Rebekah.

Consider therefore again, before thou dost again deny him thy love, for hast thou not denied him thy heart long enough already, but wilt thou do so still? Hath not thy love run waste upon the Creature to this day? And shall it do so still?

Art thou not weary yet in loving of the World? Art thou not yet tired in setting thy heart upon Vanity? Hath it answered thine expectation? Hast ⟨p. 147⟩