Wesley Corpus

What rational objection can you have to the loving the Lord your God with all your heart Why should you have any aversion to it Why should you be afraid of it Would it do you any hurt Would it lessen your happiness, either in this world or the world to come And why should you be unwilling that others should give him their whole heart or that they should love their neighbours as themselves Yea, "as Christ hath loved us" Is this detestable Is it the proper object of hatred Or is it the most amiable thing under the sun Is it proper to move terror Is it not rather desirable in the highest degree 2. Why are you so averse to having in you the whole "mind which was in Christ Jesus" -- all the affections, all the tempers and dispositions, which were in him while he dwelt among men Why should you be afraid of this Would it be any worse for you, were God to work in you this very hour all the mind that was in him If not, why should you hinder others from seeking this blessing or be displeased at those who think they have attained it Is anything more lovely anything more to be desired by every child of man 3. Why are you averse to having the whole "fruit of the Spirit -- "love, joy, peace; longsuffering, meekness, gentleness, fidelity, goodness, temperance" Why should you be afraid of having all these planted in your inmost soul As "against these there is no law," so there cannot be any reasonable objection. Surely nothing is more desirable, than that all these tempers should take deep root in your heart; nay, in the hearts of all that name the name of Christ; yea, of all the inhabitants of the earth. 4. What reason have you to be afraid of, or to entertain any aversion to the being "renewed in the" whole "image of him that created you" Is not this more desirable than anything under heaven Is it not consummately amiable What can you wish for in comparison of this, either for your own soul, or for those for whom you entertain the strongest and tenderest affection And when you enjoy this, what remains but to be "changed from glory to glory, by the Spirit of the Lord"