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416

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Pop

.

ano

faniitp

took¢

r

confented to

tale

for

my

(a)

portion,

andfor

which

I

did

Covenant

to

for(ake

the world

:

And

O

that

I

had

more

entirely

done

it

!

For

p

now

find

how

little

reafon

I

have

to

repent

of

my

Covenant

!

It

is

Heaven

which thy

Spirit

of

grace, and

merciful

providences

have

all,

this

while

been

preparing

me

for

!

And (hall

I

now be

fear-

ful

and unwilling

to

pofefs

it

?

O

thou

that

knowefl

how

deadly

an

enemy

Unbelief

is

to

thy

Honour and

my

foul,

I

befeech

thee

f

h"en'

that

thou

takefl

not

me,

but

it

for

thy

foe.

O

fend

that

eavenly

Light

into

my

mind,

which may

banifh

and

confound

it.

Let

it

not

blaJJhene thy

truth,

and

ins-

prifon

and

blind

and

torment

my

foul.

O

thou

that

gia.

vefi

the

Word,

the

Saviour

,

the

Heaven which

I

muß

believe,

deny

me

not

that

Faith

by

which

1

muff

believe

them

:

Earth

and

flefh

are

dungeons

of

dark.iefs

and

def

air

:

There

is

with to

no

Sun

to Phew

um

thy face,;

It

muß

be

thy Glory

whofe

reflexions

muß

reveal

thy,

Glory

to

us; And

a

Light

from Heaven

which

mu

fl

Phew

.cis

Heaven

! O

fend

one

beam,

one

beam,

Lord,

of

that

Heavenly

light

into this

darkened fînful foul ;

that

with

Stephen

I

may

fee

in

my

pa

f

Page

the Glory

of

my

bleffed

Lord,

to

whom

I

go

.'

&4nd with

Simeon may

gladly

fay,

Lord

now

let thy

servant

depart in

peace,

for

mine

eyes

have

fan

thy

f

llvation

!

One beam

of

thine

will

drive

away the

powers

of darknefs, and

bad

ni

fh

all there

doubts

and

fears,

and

let in fomewhat

cf

Heaven

into

my

foul,

before

it

is

let

in

to

Heaven

! O

bleffed

Spirit,

the

Illuminator

of

dark

imprifoned

fouls,

remember

not all

my

refafl'ances

of

thy

Grace,

and

for

-

fnke

rr.ie

not

in this lafl

nece

ay

of

my

life ,

and

leave

me

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