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

Oh then say, I never understood the loveliness of Christ before: How hath Sin befooled me! How ⟨p. 157⟩hath the World bewitched me! And how hath my foolish wicked heart deceived me, that I have lavished my love upon the Creature, and Sin, when there was a Christ to love! Such a Christ to love! Such a Good as is not to be found in all the World! Now shall he have my Love, my Heart, my All.

Oh then say, I never understood the loveliness of Christ before: How hath Sin befool'd me! How ⟨p. 157⟩hath the World bewitched me! And how hath my foolish wicked heart deceived me, that I have lavished my love upon the Creature, and Sin, when there was a Christ to love! Such a Christ to love! Such a Good as is not to be found in all the World! Now shall he have my Love, my Heart, my All.

II. Tell me, Hath not Christ deserved your Love, by what he hath suffered, done, given, purchased, promised, and prepared for his Lovers? Behold his Wounds which he hath endured for thee: Behold a Crown of Thorns on his Head, that there may be a Crown of Glory upon thine. Behold him Dying, that thou mayest Live: Him Suffering, that thou mayest be Saved: Him Poor, that thou mayest be made Rich, with the best, s•rest, and most durable Riches. Behold him Condemned, that thou mayest be Absolved: Him in an Agony, that thou upon the conditions of the Gospel mightst have Rest and Ease in Glory. Behold him bearing the Cross, and the Cross bearing him, that thou mightst not bear the Curse: Him bearing the Fathers wrath, that thou mightest be made the Subject of his Grace, and the Object of his Love. And now tell me, Doth not this Christ deserve thy Love? Shouldst thou love any like him, when none hath done for thee like him? Doth the small kindness of a Creature draw thy Love, and shall not all this in thy Saviour, towards thee, kindle a Fire of Love in thee towards him? How canst thou forbear to love him?