in the Soul of M aH. I 03 that treat on this fubjed:. I !hall only tell you, that as there is one fort of prayer wherein we make ufe of the voice, "hich is necdfary in publick, and may fon1etime-s have its own advantages in private; and another, wherein though we The advanta– utter no found, yet we conges of mental ccive the expreffions and forn1 prayer. the words, as it were, in our minds: fo thete is a third and n1ore fublin1e kind of prayer, wherein the foul t3kcs a higher flight, and, having collected all its forces by long and ferious tneditation, it darteth itfelf (if I n1ay fo (oeak) towards God in fighs and groans, and thoughts 'too big for expr.ef– fion: as when, after a deep contemplation ' of the divine perfecrions appearing in all his works of \Yonder, it addreffeth itfelf unto him in the profoundcfl: adoration of his majefl:y and glory; or when, after fad reflecrions on its vilenefs and ·n1ifcarriagcs, . it profl-rates itfdf betore hin1 with the greatd1: confufion and forrow, not daring to lift up its eyes, or utter one word in his prefcnce: or when, having well con– fidered the beauty of holinds, and the unfpeakab1e fel~city of thofe that are truly good it panteth aft f r God, and fendeth up fuch vigorous and ardent defires as no worJs can fufliciently cxprcfs i continuing and
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