3 J away dry from thee, let the light of thy Coun tenance always shine about me, and by that light let me difcover not only my groffer fins, but my more fecret corruptions: Draw me after thee, and I shall run, bide me in thy wounds, be my Advocate, and plead my cause; thou spreadest open thy Arms to all that defire Reft, behold I come, receive me graciously, love me freely, teach me to rely on thee, my Joy, my Treasure, my Sovereign Comfort; cattle all the fruits of thy Spirit to grow in my Soul; help me, or elfe I perish; O affift me, or elfe I faint; my Con fcience terrifies me, O do thou speak Peace unto it; the roaring Lion threatens to devour me, O fhere thy glittering Sword, and drive him a way. God's anger burns against me, O throw Some drops of thy Blood into that fire, and it' will go out. Let me be content to fell all for thee, let me not fcruple to part even with the best things I have for thy Service; fet me as a Seal upon thy Heart, fiream down the Water's of Life upon me; I'll open my Mouth wide, O` do thou fill it: I will live to my self no more, poffefs all my Faculties, and unite them to thee: Make me truly acquainted with my self, let thofe Foys thou haft promised to thy Saints, Support me in all my tribulations. Come, Lord? Jefus, come quickly. L f 2 Ο Thou Blessed and Eternal Spirit, vouch fafe to breath upon me; blow upon my Garden, that the Spices may flow; move powerfully upan my Soul, that it may bring farth fruits meet for Repentance. Let me be truly afraid to relift thy Suggestions. Sanctifie and give fuccefs to all my attempts to make my CalLing and Election fure; when my stubborn Heart would baffle thy defigns to fave me, let thy Grace overcome and conquer me; reprefent the love of God to me in that Glory, that I may inftantly throw down all I have at the feet of Chrift: O let my Soul be fo dazled with its beams, that I may defire and breath after nothing so much, as after a glorious enjoyment of God. Break the chains of my fins, command the fetters I have been bound in to fly afunder; whatever good Thoughts I have of God, increafe them; inlarge my Soul, that I may truly delight in thinking of thee; let me feel the Sweetness of Holiness, let me taste thofe Joys which thou doft vouchsafe to those that improve thy motions; tempt me by a foretafte of Heaven's Glory, to lay force upon it. Give me a glimpse of youder Paradife, that I may not faint in my journey; give me arguments against my felf, that I may be deliver'd from my felf Fill all the channels of my Soul with thy Gifts, while I fojourn bere on Earth, let my Heart be in Heaven: Let not Self-love in me binder me from loving thee. Take my Heart away, and give me thy felf; be thou my Heart, and' my Delight; wherever I am, be thu my all Di rector, rector, let thy Word be my Rule, and enable me to live according to that Rule. O Holy, Bleffed, and Glorious Trinity, one God, thou immenfe Sea of Happiness, make me to know what it is to be one with thee. O thou everlasting Goodnefs, O thou everlafting Wisdom, O thou everlafting Sweetness, Grant, I may fee thee; feeing, may love thee; loving, may admire thee; admiring, may imitate thee; and imitating thee, may enjoy thee; enjoying thee, may never be feparated from thee, but live in thy Light, and Love, and Glory, to all Eternity, FINIS. |