3. And chiefly Christ doth Manifest Himself, when He makes discovery of ⟨p. 175⟩His Love unto them that love him; when He gives them to see not only the beauty of His face, but also the smiles of His face, when He gives them to behold the amiableness of His countenance, and withal lifts up upon them the light of His countenance, when he sheddeth abroad the sense of His Love into their hearts, giving them a full persuasion of His special Love unto them, and also a sweet sense thereof. Thus Christ doth sometime look kindly, and speak kindly unto his people, and this sweet Language is not spoken to the ear of the body, but inwardly by His Spirit to to their souls, when he saith to the soul, I am thy salvation and thy Saviour, I have loved thee with an everlasting Love, and my Love is unchangeable; The Mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but my loving kindness shall never depart, and be removed from thee; I have given my self for thee, and I have given my self unto thee, and I will never repent of this gift; I have chosen thee for my self, called and joined thee unto my self, and I will never repent of this choice, nor suffer thee to be disjoined from me for ever; I have thee upon my heart, and keep thee in my hand, and no powers of Earth or Hell shall ⟨p. 176⟩be able to pluck thee thence; I have given thee my grace, and I will show thee my glory, and ere long I will appear in the world and receive thee to my self, that where I am there thou mayest be also. Dry up then thy tears, clear up thy countenance, banish thy fears, droop no longer, dispond no more, but be of good cheer, thy sins are forgiven thee, thy name is written in my book which none can blot out, Thou hast a true Love for me, and my Father himself loveth thee, and I love thee with a most endeared Love, and therefore do not question or doubt of my Love any more. Thus Christ doth manifest himself and his Love sometimes unto drooping disponding souls.
3. And chiefly Christ doth Manifest Himself, when He makes discovery of ⟨p. 175⟩His Love unto them that love him; when He gives them to see not only the beauty of His face, but also the smiles of His face, when He gives them to behold the amiableness of His countenance, and withall lifts up upon them the light of His countenance, when he sheddeth abroad the sense of His Love into their hearts, giving them a full perswasion of His special Love unto them, and also a sweet sense thereof. Thus Christ doth sometime look kindly, and speak kindly unto his people, and this sweet Language is not spoken to the ear of the body, but inwardly by His Spirit to to their souls, when he saith to the soul, I am thy salvation and thy Saviour, I have loved thee with an everlasting Love, and my Love is vnchangeable; The Mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but my loving kindness shall never depart, and be removed from thee; I have given my self for thee, and I have given my self unto thee, and I will never repent of this gift; I have chosen thee for my self, called and joyned thee unto my self, and I will never repent of this choice, nor suffer thee to be disjoyned from me for ever; I have thee upon my heart, and keep thee in my hand, and no powers of Earth or Hell shall ⟨p. 176⟩be able to pluck thee thence; I have given thee my grace, and I will shew thee my glory, and ere long I will appear in the world and receive thee to my self, that where I am there thou mayest be also. Dry up then thy tears, clear up thy countenance, banish thy fears, droop no longer, dispond no more, but be of good chear, thy sins are forgiven thee, thy name is written in my book which none can blot out, Thou hast a true Love for me, and my Father himself loveth thee, and I love thee with a most endeared Love, and therefore do not question or doubt of my Love any more. Thus Christ doth manifest himself and his Love sometimes unto drooping disponding souls.
