Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment

2. If you do sincerely desire the coming […] Christ into your hearts in regard of his Spirit and grace, it is a sign you have sincere desires after his coming in glory; when grace will arrive to it• perfection; Can you understandingly and heartily pray Thy Kingdom come; I mean, that Christ's Kingdom of grace should be erected in your hearts; and are sincerely desirous to have all things within you brought into subjection and obedience thereunto? Do you sincerely and earnestly desire ⟨p. 269⟩the presence of Christ and the breathings of his Spirit upon your hearts in his Ordinances? it is a sign that there are at least true radical desires in you after his second appearance, though by reason of doubts and fears they may not be so express.

2. If you do sincerely desire the comming 〈…〉 Christ into your hearts in regard of his Spirit and grace, it is a sign you have sincere desires after his coming in glorie; when grace will arrive to it• perfection; Can you understandingly and heartily pray Thy Kingdome come; I mean, that Christ's Kingdome of grace should be erected in your hearts; and are sincerely desirous to have all things within you brought into subjection and obedience thereunto? Do you sincerely and earnestly desire ⟨p. 269⟩the presence of Christ and the breathings of his Spirit upon your hearts in his Ordinances? it is a sign that there are at least true radical desires in you after his second appearance, though by reason of doubts and feares they may not be so expresse.

3. If you have laid up your treasure in Heaven, and placed your happiness in things above: if you have cast the Anchor of your hope upward into that which is within the Veil, it is a sign you have true desires after Christ's appearance, that he might give you possession of the happiness which you have made choice of.