Subjection to Christ in all his ordinances, and appointments, the best means to preserve…

Now the whole soul receives him, when 1. The mind sees him in the glory of his grace, that though it had low, mean thoughts of Christ before, for which it mourns; yet the rising of this glorious Sun upon him, he esteems all things loss for him that he may win Christ, and be found in Christ, I in him, and He in me, in Vocation: and not having my own righteousness, in Justification: And to feel the life of Christ and death also in sanctification, and to attain to the resurrection of the dead in glorification: and now nothing is dear to the soul but Christ. — 2. When the will, after the soul hath had some hopes the Lord may look towards it in his grace, and having had many heart-breaking tears before the Lord, the Lord is now pleased by the glad tidings of the Gospel to give the will power not only to receive and entertain the Lord, but gladly to receive him. The soul wonders that ever the Lord should bow down to him, and offer mercy to him; and when as together with this, by the sweet ⟨p. 36⟩savour of his Grace chat he doth let into the heart, the soul doth receive the Lord with most dear embracings into his soul, that now there is none like to the Lord. Cant. 1.3. Thy name is like an ointment poured out, where the very feet of the messengers of glad tidings are beautiful: But the Lord himself is the only crown and Joy of the soul, when the least look of love to a castaway is more sweet then kingdoms, ay and much more, that's love it self. Isaiah 52.9. Break forth into joy, sing together ye Wast places of Jerusalem; for the Lord hath comforted his People. When kings shall stop their mouths as vile in themselves, and not able to set forth that glory they never heard of before, and the soul for Joy sells away all to buy this pearl, that it says with David, Hon do I love thy Law! Now beloved when the soul does thus receive the Lord, the kingdom of God is come to that soul; and therefore try and examine, is it thus with you? or hath the Lord begun to deal thus with thee, to give himself, the glory of Angels, the wonderment of heaven, the mighty God of heaven to come to thy heart? thou art then under the government of the kingdom of God.

Now the whole soul receives him, when 1. The minde sees him in the glory of his grace, that though it had low, mean thoughts of Christ before, for which it mournes; yet the rising of this glorious Sun upon him, he esteemes all things losse for him that he may win Christ, and be found in Christ, I in him, and He in me, in Vocation: and not having my own righteousnesse, in Justification: And to feel the life of Christ and death also in sanctification, and to attain to the resurrection of the dead in glorification: and now nothing is dear to the soul but Christ. — 2. When the will, after the soul hath had some hopes the Lord may look towards it in his grace, and having had many heart-breaking teares before the Lord, the Lord is now pleased by the glad tidings of the Gospel to give the will power not only to receive and entertaine the Lord, but gladly to receive him. The soul wonders that ever the Lord should bow down to him, and offer mercy to him; and when as together with this, by the sweet