Knowledgeand love to aril?. Faith inChrifl. 5 S glad that yofeph was alive, 1 will goe (faith he) and fee him before 1 dye : Chrift is very pleafant to him that loves him , it is a reviving of heart to filch a man to heare of Chrift, he will furely. goe, and fee Chrift in the Gof`pe11; Love to Chrift , and joy in Chrift are infepaiable compa- nions , in all the friends of Chrift. David was a man of love to God, a man of Tweet and flrong añ: dions He ufeth many feeling and lively expreflions hereof, and his joy was futable to his love he was d glad to goe up to the d PC.1 12z. t. houfe of the Lord, he rejoyced in prayfing God, c Al)' lips e "al 7 hzj, fall greatly reioyce when I fang unto thee : He rejoyced in vifiting the houfe of God, he went to the houle of God With the t voice of ioy and praife , with the multitude that f P1a1,4z 4, kept holy day ; He rejoyced in the underflanding, medi- tation, and fervice of God ; he rejoyced in the Way of Gods teflimoniesasmuch as in all riches. He is no friend of Chrift g rC.l II9.14. that doth not rejoyce in Chrift he is no lover,that is not a joyful]. receiver of Chrift in the Gofpell : His pretence and profellon of love is not reali, but counterfeit and by- pocriticall. How cant% thou fay thou lovefl me (laid `Dalilah once to Sampfon) when thy heart ie not With me. Thus hludg.16.1g. how can man fay he loves Chrift, when his heart, the joy anddelight of his heart is not with Chrift how is it pof- fible man can love Chrift, and yet Chrift be unwelcome; (brills unwelcomneil'e to man in his Gofpell , pro- claimes the enmity of mars heart againft him. Where is ourfaith in Chrift, if .hrift be not welcome ? f ; want t).1. f doe we chufe and Tingle ont Chrift to our telves, tobeour t`'' Mediatour and Saviour ? Doe we build on Chrift as on a fire rocke ? Doc we apprehend and take Chrift by the hand of faith into a ftiirituall wedlecke, as the husband of our foules ? Doe we make Chrift our treaíìire, our crowne, our royally roabe of righteoufueflè ? Doe we by the bucket of faith draw waters of falvation out of Chrifl, as out of a 1 livin ; fountaine ? and yet not rejoyce in Chrift , not bid him joyfully welcome, it is iinpoflible A beleeving ap- i prebenfion is comfortable, an unheleeving apprehenfion minifters no rejoycing. It is recorded of jaco6,tiiat his Ions' H 4 tel- .
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