A64995:193
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
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4. Show your love to Christ in your following of his example, discover your affection unto him in your imitation of him, in writing after his copy, in treading in his steps, in walking as Christ himself walked, when he was here upon the Earth, show your love to Christ by labouring after likeness unto Christ, that you may be like him both in your inward disposition and in your outward conversation: Christ was ⟨p. 160⟩lowly, be you humble and mean in your own esteem: Christ was meek, be you gentle, easy to be entreated, and not easily provoked: Christ loved God, let God be the object of your love: Christ hated sin, let sin also be the object of your hatred: Christ contemned the world, do you get crucified affections unto it. Christ was compassionate to those that were in distress, do you labour for the like bowels. Christ used to Worship publicly in the Synagogues, to pray with his Disciples, and to spend time also in secret prayer, do you give your attendance in the public assemblies of Gods people, worship God in your Families, and be often upon your knees at the Throne of Grace in secret. Christ's mind was a heavenly mind, let the same mind be in you as was in Christ. Christ's will was submissive to his Fathers will, let the same will be in you as was in Christ. Christ's words were Gracious and edifying▪ let your speech be always with Grace, s•oury and which may be for edification. Christ's life was an active life, he was always doing good, and he was exactly holy in all his actions, be you active and diligent in the service of God in doing good to others, and be holy as Christ was holy in all manner of conversation, ⟨p. 161⟩thus should you show your love to Christ in following Christs example, and in imitating of him in every thing wherein you are capable of such imitation.
4. Shew your love to Christ in your following of his example, discover your affection unto him in your imitation of him, in writing after his copy, in treading in his steps, in walking as Christ himself walked, when he was here upon the Earth, shew your love to Christ by labouring after likeness unto Christ, that you may be like him both in your inward disposition and in your outward conversation: Christ was ⟨p. 160⟩