By Streams of Blood
Canst thou suspect I am against thy good when I have proved my love by streams of blood. Have I not loved thee from eternity and caused my only son for thee to die? Have I not called thee from a life of sin when thousands round about thee live therein? Remember how I saw thee at the first when in thy blood I found thee at the worst. Who gave the notice of thy sinful state wakening thy soul before it was too late? Who did convince thee of the worldlings' folly and showed thee that it's better to be holy? Who saved thee from the world's deceits and lies and weaned thee from thy former vanities? Who taught thee to be well the heavy load and made thee long to know and love thy God? If thou art willing that I should be thine, it is because at first, I called thee mine. Richard Baxter.