Tbegen~ra/ ufe oft hu Hz"jlor1~ Armall abridgement of thyLords ~reat love; Amefiage fentJrom Heavenby a lJove :· , · It is aheavenly LeCture, that relates To Princes, Pa!l:ors, People, all E!l:ates · Their.fev'r~l Duties. Perufc it well, and bind it to thy brefl, - There refis the caufe of thy defeB: of refi: : B!-lt read it often, or elfe read it not, Once read is not obf~rv'd, and foon forgot ; r /N or is~t enough t~ read, but underftand, Or·clfe thy tongue for want of wit's profan~d. Nor is't cnougn to purchafe knowledge by It, Salve heals no fore, unJefs the party apply it; , .Apply it then, which if thy flelh refirains, . Strive what thou canfr? and p~ay for what rcmam~. . ' ' ' The p~rticutar" Application. T Ho] then that arr oppreft with fad defpair, 59 l . · tfcre thalt thou fee the firong effeCt of pray'r: Then pray with faith, and ( fervent ) without cea.fing: · (Like Jacob) wrefrle., till thou get a bleffing. ·· , Here f11a:lr thou fee the type of Chrifr thy Saviour_; Then let thy fuirs be through his name and favour. · Here fhalt thou fi101d repentance, a11d true goef: Pf!inners like thy fclf, aFJd their bdic;f; . , Then fuit ~hy gr: e-_. to theirs, ·and let thy foul : Cry migimly, until her woupds be wLd.c! Here thalt thou fee the meeknefs of thy Go4, Who on Hep_emance turns,, and burns ~he Rod; Repents of what he pur_pos d, and is forry; . Here may he hear him ftoutly plea&ng for ye: ;Then thus !hall be thy mecd, ifthou repent, ?nftead of ~!agucs and direful punithmcnr;- fhou f11alr find mercy, l9ve, and Heav'ns applaufc!l And God of hea.v'n himielf V( ill pleaci thy caufe, · ' \ . J Here " ··~ .
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