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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.
Eighthly, Is not Christ a sure Good? Other things God may give, and call for them back again, Hos. 2.9. I will return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will recover my wool and my flax— But God never saith, I gave such a man my Christ, but I will take away my Christ again. He may take Riches out of thy Hand, but (if thou gettest him) he will never take Christ out of thy Heart.
Eighthly, Is not Christ a sure Good? Other things God may give, and call for them back again, Hos. 2.9. I will return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will recover my wooll and my flax— But God never saith, I gave such a man my Christ, but I will take away my Christ again. He may take Riches out of thy Hand, but (if thou gettest him) he will never take Christ out of thy Heart.
Ninthly, What shall I say to advance Christ in thy esteem, that thou mightst love him? Is he not a comprehensive Good? Eminently all? There is no goodness in the Creature, but it is formally, or virtually, in Christ. Is there wisdom in the Creature? There is more in Christ. Is there beauty, power, in the Creature? There is much more in Christ, Col. 1.19. For it pleased the father, that in him should all fullness dwell. Joh. 1.14.—full of grace and truth.
Ninthly, What shall I say to advance Christ in thy esteem, that thou mightst love him? Is he not a comprehensive Good? Eminently all? There is no goodness in the Creature, but it is formally, or virtually, in Christ. Is there wisdom in the Creature? There is more in Christ. Is there beauty, power, in the Creature? There is much more in Christ, Col. 1.19