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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.
they were but needful to humble them, to purify them, to crucify them to the world, to make them conformable to their head the Lord Jesus Christ, and that they were for the trial of their faith, that the truth of it might appear both to themselves and others, and that the worth of it might appear how much more precious than Gold when it is tried in the Fire, which carrying them through their sufferings, might be found both to their own praise and their Masters honour, at the appearing of Jesus Christ: and then the Apostle doth take occasion in the text to speak of their Love which they did bear unto this Jesus Christ, and of that unspeakable and glorious joy, which doth result from believing in him although they had no sight of him, which no trouble or affliction could overwhelm or hinder. Whom having not seen ye love, in whom though now ye see him not, yet believing ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of Glory. Hence observe,
they were but needful to humble them, to purifie them, to crucifie them to the world, to make them conformable to their head the Lord Jesus Christ, and that they were for the tryal of their faith, that the truth of it might appear both to themselves and others, and that the worth of it might appear how much more precious than Gold when it is tryed in the Fire, which carrying them thorow their sufferings, might be found both to their own praise and their Masters honour, at the appearing of Jesus Christ: and then the Apostle doth take occasion in the text to speak of their Love which they did bear unto this Jesus Christ, and of that unspeakable and glorious joy, which doth result from believing in him although they had no sight of him, which no trouble or affliction could overwhelm or hinder. Whom having not seen ye love, in whom though now ye see him not, yet believing ye rejoyce with joy unspeakable and full of Glory. Hence observe,
Doct. 1. That it is the Property and duty of true Christians to Love Jesus Christ ⟨p. 7⟩whom they have never seen. Whom having not seen ye Love.
Doct. 1. That it is the Property and duty of true Christians to Love Iesus Christ