Religion our true interest, or, Practical notes upon the third chapter of Malachi the…Religion our true interest, or, Practical notes upon the third chapter of Malachy the…

7. Thinking on God is an admirable means to increase our love to God. As it was with Davids musing on Mortality, Psam 39.3. As I was Musing the fire burned; so it is with our Musing ⟨p. 119⟩on the Deity: while we are thinking on God, our Hearts will kindle in love to him. The Reason our Affections are so chill and cold in Religion is, because we do not warm them with the Thoughts of God. Hold a Burning-glass to the Sun, and the glass burns that which is near to it: So when our Thoughts are lifted up to Christ the Sun of Righteousness, our Affections are set on fire. No sooner had the Spouse been thinking on her Saviours Beauty, but she fell sick of love, Cant. 5.8. O ye Saints, do but let your Cogitations dwell upon the Love of Christ, who did pass by Angels and think of you; who was wounded, that out of his wounds the Balm of Gilead might come to heal you; who leaped into the Sea of his Fathers wrath, to save you from drowning: think of this unparalleled love which sets the Angels a Wondering, and see if it will not affect your Hearts and cause Tears of love to slow forth.

7. Thinking on God is an admirable means to encrease our love to God. As it was with Davids musing on Mortality, Psam 39.3. As I was Musing the fire burned; so it is with our Musing ⟨p. 119⟩on the Deity: while we are thinking on God, our Hearts will kindle in love to him. The Reason our Affections are so chill and cold in Religion is, because we do not warm them with the Thoughts of God. Hold a Burning-glass to the Sun, and the glass burns that which is near to it: So when our Thoughts are lifted up to Christ the Sun of Righteousness, our Affections are set on fire. No sooner had the Spouse been thinking on her Saviours Beauty, but she fell sick of love, Cant. 5.8. O ye Saints, do but let your Cogitations dwell upon the Love of Christ, who did pass by Angels and think of you; who was wounded, that out of his wounds the Balm of Gilead might come to heal you; who leaped into the Sea of his Fathers wrath, to save you from drowning: think of this unparallel'd love which sets the Angels a Wondring, and see if it will not affect your Hearts and cause Tears of love to slow forth.