A treatise concerning the Lords Supper

2. Urge thine heart till it be affected with this Love of God, which is such pure love; no advantage redoundeth unto God, ⟨p. 93⟩by his loving of thee; if thou h•dst been damned, God had not been prejudiced thereby. Nay, he could have glorified himself in thy damnation: And if thou shalt be saved, there is no addition made thereby to Gods happiness, for that was perfect before the world began. Oh, the difference betwixt the love of God, and the love of men! Men do Love, where their love doth redound to their benefit & advantage: Yea, the love of Saints •o God, though it should be purely for himself, yet there is real, lasting the greatest benefits redounding to them thereby: But the love of God is altogether pure in this respect, that he is not profited by his love.

3. Urge thine heart till it be affected with this love of God, which is such manifest and undeniable Love, as doth appear in sending of his Son, 1 John 4 9. In this was manifest the love of God towards us, because God hath sent his only begotten Son into the World, that we might live through him. Herein God doth commend his love to poor Sinners, Rom 5.8. But God commendeth his love towards us, in that while we were yet Sinners, Christ dyed for us. When Abraham would have offered up Isaac, the Angel of the Lord said unto him, Gen 22.12. Now I know that thou fearest God seeing thou hast not with held thy Son, thine only Son from me. So mightest thou say, Now Lord, I know that thou lovest me, seeing thou hast not with held thy Son, thine only Son from me. Especially if these differences be considered.