Consider. 3. That Jesus Christ is worthy to be entertained by you: He is so in respect of the Royal Dignity of his Person, Psal. 45.2. He is fairer then the children of men▪ No man so excellent as the man Christ Jesus, yea, ⟨p. 104⟩his excellency is above the Angels. If an Angel should come to one of your doors, you would be loth to shut the door against him Behold, he whom all the Angels in Heaven worship; he, at whose glory all the Angels in Heaven are amazed, crying before him, Holy, holy, holy, Lord of Hosts, the whole earth is full of thy glory; he knocks at the door, and wilt thou shut him out? Christ is God as well as man, he is the King of Glory, and the Lord of Host, Also Christ is most worthy to be entertained, in respect of his goodness, as well as in respect of his greatness? If a good man should knock at your door, & you should see & know that it were such an one, a very precious good man, you would be loth to turn the door against him, And wilt thou turn the door against Jesus Christ, who is not only good, but Goodness it self? Again, Christ is worthy of entertainment, in respect of that Relation which he stands in: This motive is urged, Cant. 5.2. Open to me, my Sister, my Spouse. Will a Sister shut her Brother out of doors, or a Wife her Husband? yea, Christ is a Father. How horrible is it for Children to shut their Father out of doors? yet so, and worse than so it is; when Christ is not duly entertained in the hearts of men. To say no ⟨p. 105⟩more, Christ is worthy to be entertained, in respect of that which he hath done & suffered for his people: Oh, how much hath he done? he hath taken a long journey, that so he might be entertained in that heart of thine, and wilt thou shut him out at last? If a Friend should come from a far Country to visit you, sure you would not shut him out of doors? Behold Christ hath come from Heaven to the Earth to visit that Soul of thine, and wilt thou give him no entertainment? Nay, he hath given his life for thee, and that's more than the life of all the Angels in Heaven, and wilt thou regard him now? Consider how great things he hath suffered for thy sake; he stands knocking, till his head is filled with dew, and his locks with the drops of the night, Cant. 5.2 yea, he hath stood knocking at thy heart, not only with his locks filled with the drops of the night, but his body filled with drops of blood:
Consider. 3. That Jesus Christ is worthy to be entertained by you: He is so in respect of the Royal Dignity of his Person, Psal. 45.2. He is fairer then the children of men▪ No man so excellent as the man Christ Jesus, yea, ⟨p. 104⟩his excellency is above the Angels. If an Angel should come to one of your doors, you would be loth to shut the door against him Behold, he whom all the Angels in Heaven worship; he, at whose glory all the Angels in Heaven are amazed, crying before him, Holy, holy, holy, Lord of Hosts, the whole earth is full of thy glory; he knocks at the door, and wilt thou shut him out? Christ is God as well as man, he is the King of Glory, and the Lord of Host, Also Christ is most worthy to be entertained, in respect of his goodness, as well as in respect of his greatness? If a good man should knock at your door, & you should see & know that it were such an one, a very precious good man, you would be loth to turn the door against him, And wilt thou turn the door against Jesus Christ, who is not only good, but Goodness it self? Again, Christ is worthy of entertainment, in respect of that Relation which he stands in: This motive is urged, Cant. 5.2. Open to me, my Sister, my Spouse. Will a Sister shut her Brother out of doors, or a Wife her Husband? yea, Christ is a Father. How horrible is it for Children to shut their Father out of doors? yet so, and worse than so it is; when Christ is not duly entertained in the hearts of men. To say no ⟨p. 105⟩more, Christ is worthy to be entertained, in respect of that which he hath done & suffer'd for his people: Oh, how much hath he done? he hath taken a long journey, that so he might be entertained in that heart of thine, and wilt thou shut him out at last? If a Friend should come from a far Countrey to visit you, sure you would not shut him out of doors? Behold Christ hath come from Heaven to the Earth to visit that Soul of thine, and wilt thou give him no entertainment? Nay, he hath given his life for thee, and that's more than the life of all the Angels in Heaven, and wilt thou regard him now? Consider how great things he hath suffered for thy sake; he stands knocking, till his head is filled with dew, and his locks with the drops of the night, Cant. 5.2 yea, he hath stood knocking at thy heart, not only with his locks filled with the drops of the night, but his body filled with drops of blood:
