Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

Let I say the soul frequently Eye the Love of the Father, and that under these Considerations: they are all soul-conquering and endearing.

Let I say the soule frequently Eye the Love of the Father, and that under these Considerations: they are all soule-conquering and endearing.

2 So Eye it, as to receive it; unless this be added, all is in vain as to any Communion with God. We do not hold Communion §. 2 with him in any thing, until it be received by faith. This then is that which I would provoke the Saints of God unto, even to ^kbelieve this Love of God for themselves, and their own part; believe that such is the Heart of the Father towards them, accept of his witness herein. His Love is not ours in the sweetness ⟨p. 34⟩of it, until it be so received. Continually then act thoughts of faith on God, as Love to thee, as embracing thee with the Eternal free Love before described. When the Lord is by his word, presented as such unto thee, let thy mind know it, and assent that it is so; and thy will embrace it, in its being so; and all thy Affections be filled with it. Set thy whole heart to it. Let it be bound with the cords of this Love. ^lIf the King be bound in the galleries with thy Love, shouldest thou not be bound in heaven with his?

2 So Eye it, as to receive it; unlesse this be added, all is in vaine as to any Communion with God. We doe not hold Communion §. 2 with him in any thing, untill it be received by faith. This then is that which I would provoke the Saints of God unto, even to ^kbelieve this Love of God for themselves, and their own part; believe that such is the Heart of the Father towards them, accept of his witnesse herein. His Love is not ours in the sweetnesse