· Partlf.' 287 would then knowwbat it is that yon have fet light by~ and would .manail aE your fdves , toot you could tafie no fweetnefs in the ' 'fweetefl: things ! Can you think that your work or your play, . you-r profits or your fporrs, are comparable for pleafure to the · Praifes of the Lord ! IfGrace bad made you competent Judges, I am fure you would'fay, The"re is no comparifon. Hear but rt1e r,efiimony of 'a holy foul, yea of the Spirit of Godby him. [P(al. 147. I. Praife ye the Lord,for. it u good to {tng Praifes to our God: for it iJ pie/Ifant, aKJd praife is comely. ,p(alm I 49, I, 2. Praife, 'JC the Lord : jing unto the Lord a mw fong : and hu Praife in the Congregationof Saints. Let Jfra.el rejoyce in him that m~de him, . let the children of Zion hejfJyf~tlin thtir King. FQr the Lord ttik§th · plea[ewe in hu people: he will beautifie the meek_, With falvP'ltion •. Ltt the Saints be joyful in Glory : let them jing ,;![l)u.d upon their ' . beJs. Let the high Praifes of God be intheirmoutb,&c.] Pfal. 95· J;, 2, 3. Ocome let m jing unto the Lsrd, let us mak§ a joyful noife te the roci(of our falvatjon : Let Hs crJme before hu pre(ence \~ith · thank.fgi'iJing, and ma~ajoyful noife to him~ith Pfalms. Fer the Lord uagreat God, and agruu King llbo1:1e all G~ds.] Pfa!m96. 1 ,2,3 ,4. 0 fing unto the Lord a new fong: Sing unto the Lord all · the earth. Singunto the Lwd: b!efs hu N 1tme : foew forth hiJ , fa!vation from dllJ t6,day. DeclAre hu JJory among the Heathen ; . huwonders amon!{, ~tllpeople : For the Lord ugreat, andgrMt!y t9 he praifed- Honour""dMdjefty are before him , ftrength and , beauty are in hu Sanrtuary. J Did not this hoty Prophet find it a Pleajant work to Praife the Lord ?Yea a/J that Love the Name of G~dfhould be 1iiyful in him, Pfa/m 5. I I. Every one of his . ,upright ontJmay fay with the Prophet, If~e. 61. 1 o. I Will greatly ' re joycc in the Lord : My foul foal/ be jo1f11l iJt my Cod : For he bath cloathed me with the garments of jtllvAtion, he halh covered ' me with the robes of righteoufncfs ,, M a Jiridegroom deck..tth himfrlf with orntilments , and as a Bride adorneth her [elf with her rewcls. For JUt he earth fPrings forth her bi!Jd, ~tnd M the Gt~rden c.aH[eth the thingsfown in it to [pringforth: fo the Lord wi/lcaufe Righteoufnefumd Prai[e to fPring forth beffA'e all the N atiens.]! It is a promife of Joy that is made in I[t~. 56. 6, 7, 8. .To the fons ,. ~f the ftranger that joyn themfelves to the Lord, to ferve hirn , and · to /ave the Name of the Lord, to !?e hufervants, every<D14e that k_eep· · e.th the S~tbbath from polluting it, ~tnd ta~eth heldof my Covenant .: , Evrn them r~.itl I.bri~Pg t·o7flJ hoiJm~untni?$1 and m~k! . themjoyf~l! ;,t;;;
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