The Epifile Dedicatory. deep waters of afflu ion, and there lore all your worldly fulueu1 , vet ',old f ?ft the Go p:=I1 of Chri'ft Teats : you thall finde.infinitely more worth and comfort in the Gof- pel,chen in all thetreafurf° of the world. It is reported of AlexAlder the great, that the had al- wayes Homers Iliac-is under his pillow, and preferred them above Dario his moft precious and coftly Cheft : what are Homers I'iads ro Chrifts Gofpel ? Or Darius Chef to the invaluable rreafure which is in Chrift ) H:Ive rherfore the book of God ever with you, when you lye down, when you rife up, when you walke abroad; have it in your un- derftandings, to know it ; in your im.igivations, to rhinke and meditate upon it ; it! yourmemories,ro remember it ; in your hearts ro love it,to rejoyce and delight your (elves in it ; to lolace,refre ih, and comfort your foules with it ; in your tongues, to fpeake of ir, ro edifie and ftrengthen one another by ir; give it preheminerce above the choyfeft' worldly fubftance. The lof %of all cannot make manmi- `cerable;as long as he fincerely and fully adheres unto, and enjoyes the Gofpel. Make this therefore your conftant and perpetual) light ro guide you ; your heavenly Manna,to feed you ; your ce- leítiall treafure,to enrich yo. u ; your fpirituall wel- fpring, to refrefh and fill you ; your firme and lure anchor, to fu- ftain and ftay you ; your holy and gracious School, to edi- fie you in the knowledge, faith, and Iove of Chri ft ; to ra- vifh your pules with the apprehenfion of Chrifts beau - ries, to fill you more and more with Chrifts fulnefre, and prepare y ©u a Tweet and entire communion of everlafting continuance with the Lord Jefus which he molt unfain- edly defireth ; who ever remained], moft intire y devoted to your f irituall fervice, ,ALEXLNDER GROSSE.
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