The Fountain of Life Opened

Corollary 4.

To Conclude,¹ Hence ye may see what an high esteem and precious value Christ hath of Believers; this was the treasure which he could not be quiet, he could not die, till he had secured it in a safe hand. I come unto thee, holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me.

To Conclude,¹ Hence ye may see what an high esteem and pretious value Christ hath of Believers; this was the treasure which he could not be quiet, he could not die, till he had secured it in a safe hand. I come unto thee, holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me.

1. 1Cor. 4.

Surely, Believers are dear to Jesus Christ. And good reason, for he hath paid dear for them. Let his dying language, this last farewell speak for him, how he prized them. The Lords portion is his people, Jacob is the Lott of his inheritance. Deut. 32.9. They are a peculiar treasure to him above all the people of the ⟨p. 264⟩earth. Exod. 19.5. What is much upon our hearts when we die, is dear to us indeed. O how precious, how dear should Jesus Christ be to us! were we first and last upon his heart? did he mind us, did he pray for us, did he so wrestle with God about us when the sorrows of death compassed him about? how much are we engaged not only to love him, and esteem him whilst we live; but to be in pangs of love for him, when we feel the pangs of death upon us! To be eyeing him, when our eye-strings break. To have hot affections for Christ, when our hands and feet grow cold. The very last whisper of our departing soul should be this,