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eXpplic4tion

of

the Paynt.

God,

Oh he will

come.to

be

a

glorious

Chriltian indeed

;

If

we

would

converte

with.

God,

and

fix

our eyes

upon him, we

might

grow up in holinetfe exceedingly

;

As

purity of

heart

doth make us fit

to

fee

God,

fo

me fight

of God

will

make

us

more cleane

and

more

pure

in

heart

dayly

;

fo as

eve

-.

ry

night thou cantl appeale

to

God

,

Lord

through thy

mercy

I

have

kept my

Conscience

cleere

,

though

there

be many

frailties

and

infirmities

in my

wayes, yet

Lord there's nothing

that

I

have

deliberately

gon about this

day, but

I

blelle

thee

for

it O then

when you

lie

downe and clgfe your

eyes,

you

may

have

a

fight

öf

God,

and when

you

open your eyes againe

in

themorning

you may-have

a

fight

-of

God,

-t.o

tilt your

-Darts

with

Joy, O

thou mayetl live Comfortably,

let

become

of

the

world

what

will

,

thou mayetl live

above

the world ,

if

thou

keepeflthy

felfe

"in

the

fight of

God

;

fet the-Lord before

your

eyes continually,

God

fets

you

before

his

eyes,

fet

you

God

then before

yours,

-

And

by this

you

(hall come

to

die

comfortably.

No

man can fee

God

and live,

it's

true,white we

live here in the fleib

we cannot have

the

full

fight of

God,

I

but

a

Chriftian when he

is

to

die he

may

die comfortably;

Well,

let

me

dole

my

eyes with

Death,

I

(hall

goe

out of

this

world,

but

.I

(hall

fee

God

in

another

world.

Thou hearef

many

things

of

God

now

that

are

great myfteries

to thee,

be

of

good

Comfort,when

thou

art

die

thou mayetl think

thus;

I

goe.

to

the

place

where

I

(hall

cometo

know

as

I

am-

known,

to

know

God

perfectly,

to

know

all

the

myfleries'of

the Go-

fpel perfectly

:

This

will

make

Death to be Comfortable to

the

Saints

in

their departing here

;

.

And therefore,

Rejoyce

in

this bletfing

Qf

Chrifl,

and exercife now

thy Faith upon

it,

and

let it

run in thy

thoughts

; Bleffed

are

the pore

in

heart,

for

they

hhall

fee

God.

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