Of the imitation of Christ : four books . Assure thyself thou canst not have two joys ;it is impossible to take thy pleasure here in thisworld, and after that to reign with Christ. 7. Suppose that thou hadst up to this day livedalways in honours and delights, what would it allavail thee if thou wert doomed to die at thisinstant ? ^ All therefore is vanity,^ except to love Godand serve Him only. For he that loveth God with all his heart isneither afraid of death, nor of punishment, nor ofjudgment, nor of hell; for perfect love givessecure access to God.^ But he that takes delight in sin, what m
Of the imitation of Christ : four books . Assure thyself thou canst not have two joys ;it is impossible to take thy pleasure here in thisworld, and after that to reign with Christ. 7. Suppose that thou hadst up to this day livedalways in honours and delights, what would it allavail thee if thou wert doomed to die at thisinstant ? ^ All therefore is vanity,^ except to love Godand serve Him only. For he that loveth God with all his heart isneither afraid of death, nor of punishment, nor ofjudgment, nor of hell; for perfect love givessecure access to God.^ But he that takes delight in sin, what marvel isit if he be afraid l)Oth of death and judgment ? xii. 20. Iiccles. i. 2. * Rom. viii 39. So I MIT AT I OX OF CHRLST. Yet it is good, although love be not yet offorce to withhold thee from sin, that at least thefear of hell should restrain thee. But lie that la)cth aside the fear of God, cannever continue long in good estate, but fallethquickly into the snares of the
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