The sound believer, or, A treatise of evangelical conversion discovering the work of Christs…The sound beleever, or, A treatise of evangelicall conversion discovering the work of Christs…

In thinking and musing much on Christ and upon his love, and on what you shall do for him; he that saith he loves another, and yet seldom thinks on him, or will seldom give him a good look when he meets him, certainly deceives himself; the least degree of love appears in thinking on what we love, because the loving kindness of God was better then life unto David; hence he ⟨p. 339⟩did remember him upon his bed, and meditate on him in the very night: Psal. 63.3.6. they that fear the Lord, i. with a son-like fear; where love is chiefly predominant, are such as think upon his name: Mal. 3.16. We have thought of thy loving kindness oh Lord in thy Temple, Psal. 48.9. Thou that canst spend days, nights, weeks, months, years; and hast thy head all this time swarming with vain thoughts, and scarce one living thought of Christ, and his love, that didst never beat thy head, nor trouble thy self in musing, oh what shall I do for him, nor in condemning thy self because thou dost so little, verily thou hast not the least degree of this life of love.

In thinking and musing much on Christ and upon his love, and on what you shall doe for him; he that saith he loves another, and yet seldome thinks on him, or will seldome give him a good look when he meets him, certainly deceives himselfe; the least degree of love appeares in thinking on what we love, because the loving kindnesse of God was better then life unto David; hence hee ⟨p. 339⟩did remember him upon his bed, and meditate on him in the very night: Psal. 63.3.6. they that feare the Lord, i. with a sonne-like feare; where love is chiefly predominant, are such as think upon his name: Mal. 3.16. We have thought of thy loving kindesse oh Lord in thy Temple,