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where

we

(hall have

time

to

lament that

fin in

vain

í

which we

would

not

forfake

in the

day

of

our

Vifita-

tion.

But

we

appeal

from the Juftice

of thy Law

of

Innocency., to the Blood

and

Merits

of

Jefus our

Re.

deemer

,

and to

thy

Law

and

Covenant

of Grace,

which for his

Propitiation freely

pardoneth

all

penitent

true

Believers.

We

are Sinners

but he

is

Rightecüsq

and

hash

fatisfied

for

our

fins

:

We

are

worthy

ofmi-

fery But he

is

worthy

for

whom

thy mercy

Mould

forgive

our

fin

!

O

wafh

us

in

his Blood

!

Juftifie,

adopt

and

accept

us in hirno

O

take

poffeffion

of our

Souls ,

by

that Spirit

which

is

the Advocate

and

Wit-

neft

of

Chrift

and

which may

dwell

in

usas

a

principle

of

fpiritual

life

,

and

may form

us

fully

to

thy

Will

and

image

and

overcome

in us

the Flefh, the

World;

and

the

Devil

,

and

be

our

Seal

,

and

Pledge

and

Ear

nett

,

and

Firft-

fruits

of

everlafting

life.

Let his

quick-

fling

Virtue

heal

our deadnefs,

and make

us

lively

and

ftrong

for

the

.

Let his

illuminating

Virtue

heal

our

lgnorancè,

;Error

and

Unbelief;

and

fill

our

minds

with

Faith

and Wifdom.

Let

his

convertingisinttiEying

Vei-=

tue kill in

us

the Love

of

the Pleafures, Honours

and

Riches of this

World

,

and

give

us a

fetled

hatred

of

all

fin

,

and

fill

our

hears

with

a

fervent

love to Thee

;

thy

Word

,

thy Ways

and Servants and to

all

men

in

their

ffveral

capacities

;

and caufe

us

to

delight

oir

Souls in

Thee.

Leave us

not to

ferve thee

outwardly

and

unwillingly from fear

alone

:

But make

thy

Love

and

Service

to

be

our

rood

and

our Feaff,

our

bufinefs

and

our

Recreation.

O

make

thy ways

fo

pleafant

us

,

that

we may have

no

need

to

beg

pleafure

at

the

Devils door ,

nor to

(teal

the

forbidden

pieafures

of

fir?.

.

Let

the thoughts

of

thy

precious

Love

in

Chrift,

of

our

Pardon

and

Peace

with

thee

,

and

of

the heavenly

end,

Ii

lefs

tit