Invisibles, realities, demonstrated in the holy life and triumphant death of Mr. John Janeway,…

To this we must endeavour to rise, and never be content, till we reach to it, and if this seem tedious (as to degenerate nature it vvill) we must know that we have so much of enmity against God still remaining, and are under depravation and darkness & know not our true happiness: Such a soul is sick and it hath lost its taste, which doth not perceive an incomparable sweetness in walking with God, without whom all things else under Heaven are gall and bitterness, and to be little valued by very true Christian. But, We are all apt even at the worst, to say, that we prefer God above all things; But we must know that we have very deceitful hearts: And those who, being enlightened, know for what high ends they should act, and what a fearful condition even a hazard in our ⟨p. 56⟩case, is; these I say, will not believe their own hearts without diligent search and good grounds. Rest not in any condition in which your security is not founded upon that sure bottom, the Lord Jesus Christ. Labour to attain to this, to love God for himself, and to have your heart naturalized & suited to spiritual things. O for a heart to rejoice and work righteousness! O, that we could do the will of God, with more activity, delight and constancy! If we did know more of God, we should love him more; and then God would still reveal more of Himself to us, and then we should see more and more cause to love him, and wonder that we love him no more. O this this, is our happiness, To have a fuller sight of God, to be wrapped up, and filled with the love of Christ; O, let my soul for ever be thus employed! Lord, whom have I in Heaven but thee, and there is none in earth, that I can desire in comparison of Thee.

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