The true Christians love of the unseen Christ, or, A discourse chiefly tending to…

I don't say you must let it go out of your hands, and throw away the estates which God hath given, except it be to part with some proportion in a way of Mercy and Charity, and except you be called to leave all rather than to forgo Christ or any of his Truths; but you must let the World go out of your Hearts, the World must not sit upon the Throne of your Hearts, that seat must be reserved for Christ, chief love and inordinate love to the world and things in the world must be taken off. 3. You must let go hold of self; your own Righteousness and all self-confidences must be parted with, you must be humbled and emptied of your selves, if you would be prepared for the receiving of Jesus Christ, and receiving of that fullness which there is in him. And then, 1. Receive Jesus Christ as your High-Priest to reconcile you unto God, trusting alone in his Merits and Mediation, 2. Receive Jesus Christ as your Prophet to instruct and lead you in all Truth by his Word and Spirit. 3. Receive Jesus Christ as your Sovereign Lord and King to Rule. ⟨p. 124⟩you. 4. Receive Jesus Christ as your Captain to tread down your Spiritual Enemies under your feet. 5. Receive Jesus Christ in all his Relations of Shepherd, Friend, Brother, and especially in the Relation of an Husband, and join your selves to him, and make over your selves to him, dedicating and devoting your selves to him, and giving up your selves to be guided, guarded, provided for, and governed by him. This is to receive Christ, and this is to Believe, this gives Union and Relation, and interest in the Lord Jesus, and if you do thus join your selves to Christ by Faith; you will quickly feel love to Christ to spring forth, to work and act, and that vigorously; and to bring forth such fruit in the life as shall evidently show, that love to Christ is rooted in the Heart.

I don't say you must let it go out of your hands, and throw away the estates which God hath given, except it be to part with some proportion in a way of Mercy and Charity, and except you be called to leave all rather than to forgo Christ or any of his Truths; but you must let the World go out of your Hearts, the World must not sit upon the Throne of your Hearts, that seat must be reserved for Christ, cheif love and inordinate love to the world and things in the world must be taken off. 3. You must let go hold of self; your own Righteousness and all self-confidences must be parted with, you must be humbled and emptied of your selves, if you would be prepared for the receiving of Jesus Christ, and receiving of that fulness which there is in him. And then, 1. Receive Jesus Christ as your High-Priest to reconcile you unto God, trusting alone in his Merits and Mediation, 2. Receive Jesus Christ as your Prophet to instruct and lead you in all Truth by his Word and Spirit. 3. Receive Jesus Christ as your Soveraign Lord and King to Rule.