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

THE Psalm being Sung, all the People (as is usual) stood up: I kept my Seat longer than ordinarily I was wont, which caused their Eyes to be the more towards me. Then I stood up and said, Why stand ye gazing? Why are your Eyes so intent upon me? What can I say more? What more do ye expect? The Blessing? What! All of you? What! Whether ye love Christ or no? Alas! If God Curse, how can I Bless? I have day after day, set Life and Death, a Blessing and a Curse, before you, and must it not be with you according to your own Choice? If ye will be blest indeed, ye must love Christ; if ye will not love Christ, the Curse, and not a Blessing, waiteth for you, though ye here wait for the Blessing. If ye would not go without the pronouncing of the Blessing, from hence to your Homes, love Christ; ⟨p. 215⟩oh love Christ: Oh at last be persuaded to love Christ, that ye might not go from Christs Bar to the Flames of Hell (without his Blessing) for ever. I have done for this time and Text, when I have said the Words of my Text, If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha; and let all the People that dare, (least they should wish a Curse upon themselves) say Amen. And for you that have set your Hearts on Christ above all, I beg from the Father of Mercies, that Grace might be with all them that love the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity, and let all the People say, Amen.

THE Psalm being Sung, all the People (as is usual) stood up: I kept my Seat longer than ordinarily I was wont, which caused their Eyes to be the more towards me. Then I stood up and said, Why stand ye gazing? Why are your Eyes so intent upon me? What can I say more? What more do ye expect? The Blessing? What! All of you? What! Whether ye love Christ or no? Alas! If God Curse, how can I Bless? I have day after day, set Life and Death, a Blessing and a Curse, before you, and must it not be with you according to your own Choice? If ye will be blest indeed, ye must love Christ; if ye will not love Christ, the Curse, and not a Blessing, waiteth for you, though ye here wait for the Blessing. If ye would not go without the pronouncing of the Blessing, from hence to your Homes, love Christ;