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on

the Excellency

of Corm.

God,

and have

our

hearts enlarged

for Jefus

Chrifi:

So

this

is

the

duty

of beleevers,

to

whom

God

hath

reveal-

-

ed

Chrift

as wonderful

that

in their

converfations

they

Ihould

hold

out

the

wonderful Glory

of Jefus

Chrii};

thou fhouldeft

fo

walk

before men

,

as

to

manifetl

to

all the

world

that thy

Saviour

is a

wonderful

Savi-

our.

And

thou thouldeft manifeft

it

by

thy wonderful

change;

that

foul

that

hath

part

in Chrift ,

whofe

Name

is

won.

derful

,

honours Chrift

in

this,

If

hee

loth

manifeft

that

lincehee

came

to

know Jefus

Chrift,

there

is

a wonder-

ful

change

made in

him;

what

a

change

is

there

made

in

this

youth,

or

childe,

young

-man,

or neighbour ,

or

friend

!

Not

long

fince what an

ignorant

for was

hee')

but

fine

bee

went

to

hear

the

Word

, Oh

the

under

-

ftanding

in

a

little

time

that

fuch

a

one bath

got in

the

Myl

}ernes

of the Gofpel

!

fuct

a

one

was

not

able toga

into

Gods prefence

to

expreffe

himfelf in prayer

any

o-

therwife

but

upon

a

book

,

but

now

,

Oh what

a

fpirit

of

prayer

hash

God

given

to

fuch a

poor wretch ,

that

was fo

ignorant the other day

!

Now,

O

how

can

bee

pour

out

his foul

before

the

Lord

!

Such a

one

that

not

long

fince was

a

prophane and

lode

liver,

and

fenfual

and

bate

in his life

and converfation

,

now

oh

how

ho-

ly

,

how

heavenly,

how

fpiritual ,

and would not

com-

mit

the

left

known

fin, if

hee ,might

gain a

thoufand

worlds for

it

!

fuch

a

one

that

was

falfe

in

his

fervice

before,now

how

trufly! one may

trial

ones

life, and

all

that

one bath

with him now

;

fuch a

one

that

heretofore

was

a

fweareP

,

oh

how doth

hee reverence

the

Name

of

God

!

fuch

a one

that

was

a

froward pailionate

fpi-

rited

man

or

woman,

now

how meek and

gentle

are

they

!

what

a

mighty

change

is

there in

the

fpirit of

fuch

a

fervant,

or

wife,

or husband

,.,or

neighbour

!

And

fuch

a

one

that

was

altogether

for

himfelf,

and proud,

and

haughty, but

now,

oh how

humble,

andfubmi{iive!

now