Now poor Sinner! what dost thou think of this Lord Jesus Christ, that makes a motion for thy affection? Tell me, as before God, would not thy love be better bestowed upon this Christ, than upon the World and Sin? Thou darest say no otherwise with thy mouth, Oh say so also unfeignedly in thy heart, and give it him as thou sayest, and I have my end of preaching this lovely Jesus to thee, and Christ will have the end of his dying for thee, and thou wilt have that good by hearing, which was not in thy heart to aim at when thou camest within these doors; that camest a slighter of Christ, and goest away a lover of Christ; that camest from thy house to this with an heart cleaving in love unto the World and Sin, but returnest from this unto thy own, with the love of sin turned out, and with the love of Christ entered into thy heart, will make thee say, O blessed change! How much is this new love better than my old! O blessed Word, that it ever sounded in my ears, and God brought it to my heart! O blessed day! the day of days! the best day I ever had! This day shall be recorded by me, for this day Christ and I did fall in love. Some come to a Sermon, and by their wandering eyes and roving filthy hearts fall in love with a Creature, but I came, I confess I know not why nor how, and God hath been in mercy pleased to change my heart and love, which is the best change ⟨p. 191⟩I ever made; for this is the sweetest love I ever found. But it may be this is not yet the happy Case of some others, thereto to such I add,
Now poor Sinner! what dost thou think of this Lord Jesus Christ, that makes a motion for thy affection? Tell me, as before God, would not thy love be better bestowed upon this Christ, than upon the World and Sin? Thou darest say no otherwise with thy mouth, Oh say so also unfeignedly in thy heart, and give it him as thou sayst, and I have my end of preaching this lovely Jesus to thee, and Christ will have the end of his dying for thee, and thou wilt have that good by hearing, which was not in thy heart to aim at when thou camest within these doors; that camest a slighter of Christ, and goest away a lover of Christ; that camest from thy house to this with an heart cleaving in love unto the World and Sin, but returnest from this unto thy own, with the love of sin turn'd out, and with the love of Christ entred into thy heart, will make thee say, O blessed change! How much is this new love better than my old! O blessed Word, that it ever sounded in my ears, and God brought it to my heart! O blessed day! the day of days! the best day I ever had! This day shall be recorded by me, for this day Christ and I did fall in love. Some come to a Sermon, and by their wandring eyes and roving filthy hearts fall in love with a Creature, but I came, I confess I know not why nor how, and God hath been in mercy pleased to change my heart and love, which is the best change ⟨p. 191⟩I ever made; for this is the sweetest love I ever found. But it may be this is not yet the happy Case of some others, thereto to such I add,
