A Body of Practical Divinity

Secondly, The Meditating on a Lord's Day Morning of Christ's Love, would kindle Love in our Hearts to Christ. How can we look on Christ bleeding and dying for us, and our Hearts not be warmed with Love to him? Love is the Soul of Religion, the purest Affection; it is not Rivers of Oil, but Sparks of Love, that Christ values. And sure, as David said, While I was musing, the Fire burned, Psal. 39.3. So while we are musing of Christ's Love in redeeming us, the Fire of our Love would burn towards Christ; and then is a Christian in a Blessed Sabbath-Frame, when he is like a Seraphim burning in Love to Christ.

Secondly, The Meditating on a Lord's Day Morning of Christ's Love, would kindle Love in our Hearts to Christ. How can we look on Christ bleeding and dying for us, and our Hearts not be warmed with Love to him? Love is the Soul of Religion, the purest Affection; it is not Rivers of Oyl, but Sparks of Love, that Christ values. And sure, as David said, While I was musing, the Fire burned, Psal. 39.3. So while we are musing of Christ's Love in redeeming us, the Fire of our Love would burn towards Christ; and then is a Christian in a Blessed Sabbath-Frame, when he is like a Seraphim burning in Love to Christ.

(4.) On a Sabbath-morning meditate on the Glory of Heaven. Heaven is the Extract and Quintessence of Happiness. It is called a Kingdom, Mat. 25.34. A Kingdom for it's Riches and Magnificence: It is set out by Precious Stones, Gates of Pearl, Rev. 21. There is all that is truly Glorious, transparent Light, perfect Love, unstained Honour, unmixed Joy; and that which crowns the Joy of the Celestial Paradise, is Eternity. Suppose Earthly Kingdoms were more glorious than they are, their Foundations of Gold, their Walls of Pearl, their Windows of Sapphire, yet they are corruptible: But the Kingdom of Heaven is Eternal, those Rivers of Pleasure run for evermore,