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4

6

Ue

Poo; 49aa

:tamup

ba

a.

Grace

and

Glory

promifed.

Which

I

daily ddJre

and

beg,

as

he

bath taught me, faying

[Our

Father

which

art

in Heaven,

&c.]

i.

The

will

is

the

Man,

and according to

the

will

we

are

efteemed

of

God.

Knowledge

and

Belief

is

hut the

entrance

of

Grace,

to

the

Heart

and will

;

where

LOVE

is

the

Heart

of

the

New

Creature.

The

hour when

we

truly

make

this Heart-

Coven

ant

and

Content, we

are

Converted,

Sant

i

fled,

fuftified

and

Adopted

:

and

not till

then.

But

children are

as

parts

of

their

parents; who are bound to

enter

them into the

Covenant

of

God;

and

whole

Will

choofeth for

them,

till

they

have Natural

Keafon

and

Will to

ufe

themfelves.

It

is

Faith in

God

the

1:ather

,Son

and

Holy Gho

ft,which

is

only

laving, and not in one

alone;

even

a

contenting

praftical Faith,

w,üch

is

our true Chriftianity

it

felf

:

nor are we

juftified

b

y

any

other.

2.

The

f

ords Prayer,

being

the

fum

of

our

De.

The

foregoing

fires,

belongeth to

this

Head

;

It

being but

the

Prayers

ex-

wills profecution

of that

good which

it

confenc-

poxnd

the Loyd!

ed to,

and

hopeth for.

Prayer.

Queft.

Io.

What

is

thee

Practice

Tahiti;

by

III.

Praifice.

this

Covenant

you

are

obliged

to ?

e

4

nrw.

According

to the

Law

of Nature

,

and

Chrift's

Inftitu

Lions,

I

muft

(

defiring

Per-

fection)

fincerely

Obey

Him,in

a Life

of

Faith,

and

Hope, and Love

:

Loving

God

as

God,

for

Himfelf,

above

all

;

and

Loving

my

felf

as

his

Servant,

efpecially

my

Soul,

and

feeking

its

Holinefs

and

Salvation

;

and

Loving my

Neighbour

as

my felf

:

I

muft avoid

all

Ido-

latry of

Mind

or

Body,

and

muff

Worfhip

God

ac-

cording

to his

Word

;

by

learning

and

meditating

The

Lords

Supper,

on his

Word';

by

Prayer, Thankf

and

ne

her

church

-

giving, Praife

and life

of

his Sacra

-

Ordin_: vices

,

are

ment

:

I

muft not

profane,

but

ho-

onered.n

the

8th.

lily

ufe

his

holy Name

:

I

tuft

keep

ho-

dayes

Confe-

i

the Lords

ec

DIY efp ially

in

Com-

rence,

a'r?d

more

y

p

y

fuliv

in

my

uni- munion with the

Church-

Affemblies

verfai

ccnrord.

I

muff

honour

and

obey ray

Parents,

Magi