The sound believer. A treatise of evangelical conversion. Discovering the work of Christ's spirit,…

1. In thinking and musing much on Christ and upon his Love, any on what you shall do for him; he that saith he loves another, and yet seldom thinks on him, or will seldom give him a good Look when he meets him, certainly deceives himself; the least Degree of ••••e, appears in thinking on what we Love: because the Loving-kindness of God was better than Life unto David, hence he did remember him upon his Bed, and meditate ⟨p. 253⟩on him in the very Night, Psal. 63.3, 6. They that fear the Lord, i. e. with a Son-like Fear, where Love is chiefly predominant, are such as think upon his Name: Mal. 3.16. We have thought of thy Loving-kindness, Oh Lord, in thy Temple, Psal. 48.9. Thou that canst spend Days, Nights, Weeks, Months, Years, and hast thy Head all the Time swarming with vain Thoughts, and scarce one living Thought of Christ, and his Love, that didst never beat thy Head, nor trouble thy self in musing, Oh what shall I do for him; nor in condemning thy self because thou doest so little, verily thou hast not the least Degree of this Life of Love.

1. In thinking and musing much on Christ and upon his Love, any on what you shall do for him; he that saith he loves another, and yet seldom thinks on him, or will seldom give him a good Look when he meets him, certainly deceives himself; the least Degree of ••••e, appears in thinking on what we Love: because the Loving-kindness of God was better than Life unto David, hence he did remember him upon his Bed, and meditate ⟨p. 253⟩on him in the very Night, Psal. 63.3, 6. They that fear the Lord, i. e. with a Son-like Fear, where Love is chiefly predominant, are such as think upon his Name: Mal. 3.16. We have tho't of thy Loving-kindness, Oh Lord, in thy Temple,