3 etícuo fait); 447 rejoice in thy Salvation, ver.5. Prayer is one of Gods fealing times ; in it thou approacheft and dtaweft nigh to him who is the fountain of Life and Joy. Whileft thou art opening and pouring out thy Heart to him, Who knows but he may open his Heart and incomparable Love to thee? the holy Spirit may corneand tell thee, as the Angel Gabriel did Daniel in the fame pofture,7hat thou art greatly beloved, 'a man of defires with God. In the laft place make ufe of theLords Supper. There God makes a Royal feaft, a fealt of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined ; he fets forth Chrift crucified, whole flefh ú meat indeed, whofe blood ú drink indeed. Come, eat his flefh and drink his blood, that you may live for ever ; Eat and let thy Soul de- livht.it Pelf in fatnefs; drink, yea, drinkabun- dantly, O beloved Soul, or as the Original, Text may be read, Be drunkor happily inebria- ted with the fweet Love of Chrift ; the fame crucified Chrift, which in the, Sacrifice on the Crois fatisfied Gods heart, at this Sacrament can fatisfie thine. Never any Feäft like this, which chears the Heart of God and Man ; How will God manife l his Love here in Sa- lutations, Kiffes , and llnEtions The 7ervr at. their Feafts ufed many demonftrations of Love; fuch as Salutations, faying to their Guefis Peace be unto thee ; Kiffes ; from whence afterwards Chriftians derived their Kifs of Charity ; or as 7ertullian calls it, Ofcit- culum Pack, AK1f of Peace; and Oyl poured cart
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