-------------------- My Lo--pe,. ~earts are ~~ a cold temper~ th7re is no fuch th_~ng as fptrltuall love grow10g mour natures_ . ana11earts. . . You have many poore foul~s helped with this, who cannot rei whether Chrill: loves them or no ;but this helps them alittle,they can finde undoubted arguments of thdr love to Chrift,his Image and fervants, and of rdifhing the word, though they find much corruption ; and this their love to divine things, tels themby demon– ftrations from the effe6b, that cbrijllovts them, becaufe there is no love to divine and fuperna– turall things without the love of Chrifr fidt. And the graces in our bearts,they are love tokens given to the Spoufe.Commonfavours h: gives, as f...Ahraham gifts to his fervams and others,but fpeciall gifts to his Spoufe: Iftherefore there'be any grace, a tender and fofc heart, a prizing of heavenly thing$, love to Gods people and truth, then we may comfortably concludeChrifi loves us,not only becaufethey are refleCtions ofGods .• love, but becaufe that theyare jewels and orna- .ments that Chrift onely befiowes upon his Spoufe, and not upon' reprobates, fuch precious l ;ewdsas thefe. · Bydifcoveringh~ ficrets tom, for that is an ar. gument of love. n ·oth Chrifi by his Spirit difcover the fectet love he bath borne to us before all woflds t?· cloth he difcover the breaft of his Father,and hisown heart to us ~ this difcovery' of fecret affections, of entire love fheweth our happyftate;forthat is one prerogativeoffriend- \ fuip, • .I 1.
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