------------------------------------------ \ H~is a!togeebtr lo-vely. 377 i · Let therefore the whole firea-me of our af- S £ R.X vII fed ions be carried unto Chrifi. _Love him and Thew 1 1 whatfoever is hi~;for he being altogether lovely, /lo(e ou?affecit~l all that comes from him is lovely} his promi~ ons. fes, his direaions, his counfels, his childreo, his Sacramentsare all lovely. Whatfoever bath the fiampof Chrifi upon it, let us love it, we ! cannot bd!ow our hearts betta, to lofe our fdves in the love of Chrifi, 3od to forget ocr [elves and the love of all, yea to hate all in compJrifon of him, and to account all dung and droffc compared with Chrift, is the only way to find our f·:lves. And indeed we have a better condition in t1i.m then in the world or in our [elves : fevered from him, our condition is vaine and will come to nothing ; but that we have in him is admirable& evedafi:ing, we can– not conceive the happindfe which \Ve poore wretches are advanced to in Chrifi, and what excellent things abide for us which corn~ from \ the love of God to os in ChrHl:, who is fo alto .. . gether lovely. Therefore let us labour t<? kindle \ in o.ur hearts an affe&ion towards Chrifi, all that we can) confidering that he is thus lovely. . And let us make an U[e ofTryail, whether . he be thus lovely to us or no, we may fee hence whether we love Chrilt or no, We may judge · of cur love h~1 ow eHeeme. How doe we value Cllrifi ~ wha r price cloth the Church fet on him ~ J!ee u the chiefe of ten thoufand. What place then fbould he have in our hearts~ If he be I· i I l I i I - ' l I Vfe.4. I Whether or no Chrijf be t holtS~ lo'l!eiy to «4: / I. l By eur ejfmne1 · •I Ch•ifl. I
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