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 speaking and commending of him: is it §2possible that any man should love another and not commend him, not speak of him? if thou hast but a Hawk or a Ho••d that thou lovest, thou wilt commend it, and can it stand with love to Christ, yet seldom or never to speak of him nor of his love; never to commend him unto others, that they may fall in love with him also? you shall see the Spouse, Cant 5.9.16. when she was asked what her beloved was above others? she s•ts him out in every part of him, and concludes with this, he is altogether lovely, because thy loving kindness (saith David) is better then life, my lips shall praise thee, and I will bless ⟨p. 340⟩thee whiles I live; Psal. 63.3, 4. can it stand with this life of love, to be alway speaking about worldly affairs, or news at the best; both week-day and Sabbath day, in bed and at board, in good company and in bad, at home and abroad? I tell you it will be one main reason why you desire to live, that you may make the Lord Jesus known to your children, friends, acquaintance, that so in the ages to come his name might ring, and his memorial might be of sweet odour, from generation to generation; Psal. 71.18. if before thy conversion especially thou hast poisoned others by thy vain and corrupt speeches; after thy conversion thou wilt seek to season the hearts of others by a gracious, sweet, and wise communication of savoury and blessed speeches; what the Lord hath taught thee thou wilt talk of it unto others, for the sake of him whom thou lovest.

In speaking and commending of him: is it §2possible that any man should love another and not commend him, not speak of him? if thou hast but a Hawk or a Ho••d that thou lovest, thou wilt commend it, and can it stand with love to Christ, yet seldome or never to speak of him nor of his love; never to commend him unto others, that they may fall in love with him also? you shall see the Spouse, Cant 5.9.16. when she was asked what her beloved was above others? shee sts him out in every part of him, and concludes with this, he is altogether lovely, because thy loving kindnesse (saith David) is better then life, my lips shall praise thee, and I will blesse