All desire to rejoice with him, but few will suffer any thing for him.
Many love Jesus so long as adversity happens not.
Many praise and bless him, as long as they receive comforts from him.
But if Jesus hide himself, and leave them but awhile, they fall either into complaint, or dejection.
2. But they that love Jesus for Jesus, and not for some comfort of their own, bless him in all tribulation and anguish of heart, as well as in the greatest comfort.
And although he should never give them comfort, yet they would ever praise him and always give him thanks.
3. O how powerful is the pure love of Jesus, which is mixed with no self-interest!
Do they not shew themselves to be rather lovers of themselves than of Christ, that always think of their own pleasure?
Where may one be found that is willing to serve God gratis?
4. It is hard to find any one so spiritual, that is stript of the love of all earthly things.