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

1. Be much in Contemplation of Christ; consider often what motives there are of love in him, press them upon your Spirits and labour to awaken and rouse up your Hearts unto the vigorous exercise of this love. Spend time in secret retirement, and there think, and think again, of the Superlative Excellencies and Perfections which ⟨p. 129⟩are in Christ's Person, how wonderful and matchless his love is, what heights in it that cannot be reached, what depths in it that cannot be fathomed, what other dimensions which cannot be comprehended: Meditate often of his benefits, how incomparable his love-tokens be: and whilst you you are musing, you may feel the fire burning; whilst you are looking you may feel your Hearts leaping; whilst you are taking a view of him, ere you are aware, your Hearts like the Chariots of Aminadab, may run to him: O the ravishments of love! the transports of Soul! which some Believers have found in their retired thoughts and views of Christ. Get often into the Mount of Divine Contemplation, and there look upwards unto Heaven, and think with your selves. Yonder, Yonder above the shining Sun is the more Glorious Son of Righteousness; there at the right hand of the Throne of God, is my beloved Jesus the Son of God seated, and though he be so high above me both in place and dignity, yet he thinketh upon me, and pleadeth for me, and many a gift hath he thence & sent by his Spirit conveyed unto me, and I can ask nothing of the Father in his name, but, if it be really for my good, I have it by his means. O dear Jesus, how lovely art thou in thy self, ⟨p. 130⟩the darling of heaven! the Delight of the Father! the Admiration of Angels! O what brightness of Glory, what shining lustre art thou arrayed with! thou art clothed with most excellent Majesty and Honour! thou art girded with infinite Might and Power! the beauty of thy face is most wonderful! the smiles of thy countenance are most sweet and delightful! and doth this lovely fair One, this fairest of ten thousand, this most excellent and altogether lovely Person bear a particular love to me? to such a vile worm as me? to such a dead Dog as me? to such an undeserving, ill-deserving, hell-deserving sinner as me? O what marvellous kindness is this! what infinite Riches of Free Grace! doth he know me by name? hath he given himself for me? and given himself to me? and shall not I give him my heart?

1. Be much in Contemplation of Christ; consider often what motives there are of love in him, presse them upon your Spirits and labour to awaken and rouze up your Hearts unto the vigorous exercise of this love. Spend time in secret retirement, and there think, and think again, of the Superlative Excellencies and Perfections which