A36320:341
Love to Christ, necessary to escape the curse at his coming
Love to Christ, necessary to escape the curse at his coming by Tho. Doolittle ...
London: printed for Tho. Cockerill, 1692
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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⟩thou found that sweetness in the Creature which thou lookedst for, when thou didst first set thy heart and love upon it?
Thou hast tried what is the love of the Creature, oh now try what is the love of Christ, and if thou dost not find it better, if thou dost not find it sweeter, than all thy former love, (provided thou lovest him sincerely) return to it again.
Behold, whose cause do I plead this day? Christs or mine own? For whom do I ask your Love? for my self, or for Christ? Slight me as you will, but do not slight Christ: Vilify me, but do not undervalue Christ: Count me unworthy of your love or look, but do not so by the blessed Son of the most glorious God: Say, I am not fit to be regarded; I bless God, I have learnt to bear it; but I beseech you, say not so of Christ. Revile and hate me if you will, if you will but love that Jesus, that out of Love did dye for you: If you would but love him, that then would certainly save you, and bring you to eternal Glory and Happiness for ever.