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

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.

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: Vilifie 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.

If you love the World never so much, can the World do so much for you? If you love your Honours, your Pleasures, your Relations, never so much, can they bless you as Christ will bless you? Nay, the more you love them, the more miserable the love of them will make you. Should I call you to love the World, you would do it; or your Pleasures, Self, or Sin, you would do it. Nay, when I (or any more skilful than I am) have called to you, to wean your Love from these, yet still in love you cleave unto them.