onJ for ConverJion. ..B.ut now, if thou art willing to fell all for the pearl ofgreat price, Mttth. r3. 4 6. If thine heart aniwer, Lord, I defire no otber portion but thee. Ta~e t!Je corn, a:-d the ~ine, and the oil wbofo will, fo I .m:ty have the ltf,ht of thy countenin~e. I pitcb upon tbee for my hap-.. pz~:fs, I gladly ·i;::nturr: i~ty {elf on t!Jee, ani rruft my. {elf .wltb tbee. I {et mp hopes i11 thee, I talr_e up ir.y refl: witlt· tb::.e : I.-et me b~ar tbee frly, I am tby God, thy Salv.uion, .a~!;l I have enoug~b, , aU,I ?Pifb for. I will.ma}Le no terms 'llttb thee, bttt for tby /elf: Let me but have thee Jure, let . me bii ab!£ to make my c/(Jim, and fee my title to thyJelf, llr:d. for ptber tbings; I leave them to thee ; give me m~re or lefs, ,(1-;qy thing or notbing., I will beJatufied inmy God. Take him thus, and he is thine own. I Again,, He tells yo~ ; I am the Soveraign Lor:d : .. Ifyou wtll have n1e for your God, you nYuft gtve me th~ fupremacy, l~attb. 6. 2-4.- .I will not he an · underhng: Yon mufi not rnaken1e a [econd to fin, or any WQrldly intere!t. ~fyou wiU b,e my P~.ople, . I mufi: have the rule over you; yo1;1 mufi:. not Hve at ' your own lift \Vill you come,under. , ~ny yoke.? V/ill yo':l b.c~ftomy .govf:rnrnent? \Yill y~u f~tbmtt / ·. ~o n1y.dtfdphne, to rpy.\lvOrd, , te 1ny. rod? Stnner, "' \Vhat faye~ t,houto. thi~? Lor4., { !J~d r.ath~t be_ at tby ...C'~mm ..'l;1p;»tban live aT mine own lift: Thai .rJtbet IJave ""'~t)' will to be ~4on:~ th,tn mine: I apprcv ; of, ·.ani con[ent ·to tby law_.~) .di'J:.d,ac(Ot;l~F, it my p~ivilege to fie under tl~em. ·And t -~·· ou::z:b tbe fit:Jh r~bel, and eft en bre.xk over bound:r, 1 apz_ refolves1. tfl tak~ no (Jther J..,ord but, thee,. ~ :~ ·willi~i[JJ ' t ttl{e tbt 9~tft of thy .fuprematy, _an4' ~d~1pwlr_::(ge t,9eef~r mzl~ege €ov,e~~~ign, a:n~·ref9lve .all my _ d~yi ~o p_lJ.t~e trt– bnt.e of~o;fbip , obedience, _ a~d ~ope. ., a.n:dJ~r:_z.~e. t'o ~?et~' and to lrue to tbee, a.r t~e end of my Life; A 'f.RlS ~sa11g;1t ~ccepting of God.. . · · . - ·· To be llior't,, He t ·ells you ; I an1~tne tr r1e ~nd 'fc:ithful.Go~ :· . If yol} w_ill l~av.e n1e fqr your God, ·youmufl: be cont~ht to trufi n1e; ~·'I)'fit - 1 ;_ r ~· P~o~. : . ; .,~·. -- ~· ·, · "3· 5 ~
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