A64995:100
The true Christians love of the unseen Christ, or, A discourse chiefly tending to…
The true Christians love of the unseen Christ, or, A discourse chiefly tending to excite and promote the decaying love of Christ in the hearts of Christians with an appendix concerning Christs manifestation of himself to them that love him / by Thomas Vincent.
London: printed by J.R. for Samuel Sprint, 1677
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
4. Consider Christs Truth and Fidelity, Truth and Faithfulness are very rare in our days, when Falsehood and Deceit do so much abound; what was said of old, Isa. 59. 14. 15. Truth faileth and falleth in the Street, the same may be said now; and therefore such as are True without Guile, Faithful without Deceit, are worthy of great esteem and Love. But what Love should you give unto Christ, who is not only True, but Truth it self; who is most Faithful in all his undertakings and promises, and never deceived any that put their trust in him, who is often better than ⟨p. 68⟩his word, never worse? you will love a true and faithful Friend, and will you not love a true and faithful Christ, the best Friend of the children of Men? as Christs faithfulness should encourage your confidence in him, so it should endear your love unto him.
4. Consider Christs Truth and Fidelity, Truth and Faithfulness are very rare in our dayes, when Falshood and Deceit do so much abound; what was said of old, Isa. 59. 14. 15. Truth faileth and falleth in the Street, the same may be said now; and therefore such as are True without Guile, Faithful without Deceit, are worthy of great esteem and Love. But what Love should you give unto Christ, who is not only True, but Truth it self; who is most Faithful in all his undertakings and promises, and never deceived any that put their trust in him, who is often better than ⟨p. 68⟩his word, never worse? you will love a true and faithful Friend, and will you not love a true and faithful Christ, the best Friend of the children of Men? as Christs faithfulness should encourage your confidence in him, so it should endear your love unto him.
5. Consider Christs fullness and All sufficiency. Such as have large and plentiful Estates, are greatly beloved by the poor and indigent, if they find them also to have large Hearts and open Hands ready to distribute unto their wants and necessities; none have such fullness and plenty as the Lord Jesus Christ, and none so willing to communicate of his fullness unto the wants of such as are poor in Spirit, and sensible of their need,