III. See the Lord Jesus now as he is, and •n truth this were enough to make any profane heart love him, much more a Saint espoused to him, but the Lord hath hid himself from their eyes, shall he be so, is he so from yours? 1 Pet. 1. 8. When seeing not with bodily eyes, but with Faith, ye love him, 1 John 3. 1, 2, 3. We shall see him as he is. Why suppose the day of doom was come, Christ in the clouds, and all creatures before him, all Angels ministering to him, in all the Glory of his Father; Oh then the love of Christ, Oh one smile, one word of Christ would be precious. Lord that men should be in a Dream! See Christ a little higher set in his Throne, a place more glorious, though less seen, in all the Glory of his Father, all mighty Angels ministering to him, all the world put into his hand, doing what he will, and all he will; why will you not love him now? Is the Gospel a Fable? say so if it be, then love him not if you can. When Simeon and the Wise men saw him, though but in his abasement, they honoured him, much more now if see him in glory. It's a question whether the beams of the Sun are fire: Some demonstrate it thus, Take a Glass and gather together the beams, it burns. Therefore so if you would see so as to be affected, gather together the beams of his glory and love; Thus you see the means to get fit love, and if it be lost, Oh now get it again, lest the Lord strain for it, else you are not fit, and if it be not any love that sufficeth, much less no love, as in many of you: but consider 1 Cor. 16. 22. He that loves not Christ, let him be accursed: Oh that this might be won from you, O little love goes out to Christ, who sees it not? Ordinances of Christ, men are weary of them, the truths of Christ, despise them, the Servants of Christ, they quarrel with them. Now recover your Love, the Lord help you so to do.
III. See the Lord Jesus now as he is, and •n truth this were enough to make any prophane heart love him, much more a Saint espoused to him, but the Lord hath hid himself from their eyes, shall he be so, is he so from yours? 1 Pet. 1. 8. When seeing not with bodily eyes, but with Faith, ye love him, 1 Iohn 3. 1, 2, 3. We shall see him as he is. VVhy suppose the day of doom was come, Christ in the clouds, and all creatures before him, all Angels ministring to him, in all the Glory of his Father; Oh then the love of Christ, Oh one smile, one word of Christ would be precious. Lord that men should be in a Dream! See Christ a little higher set in his Throne, a place more glorious, though lesse seen, in all the Glory of his Father, all mighty Angels ministring to him, all the world put into his hand, doing what he will, and all he will; why will you not love him now? Is the Gospel a Fable? say so if it be, then love him not if you can. VVhen Simeon and the VVise men saw him, though but in his abasement, they honoured him, much more now if see him in glory. It's a question whether the beams of the Sun are fire: Some demonstrate it thus, Take a Glasse and gather together the beams, it burns. Therefore so if you would see so as to be affected, gather together the beams of his glory and love; Thus you see the means to get fit love, and if it be lost, Oh now get it again, lest the Lord strain for it, else you are not fit, and if it be not any love that sufficeth, much lesse no love, as in many of you: but consider 1 Cor. 16. 22. He that loves not Christ, let him be accursed: Oh that this might be won from you, O little love goes out to Christ, who sees it not? Ordinances of Christ, men are weary of them, the truths of Christ, despise them, the Servants of Christ, they quarrel with them. Now recover your Love, the Lord help you so to do.
