_; '. 30 The Life of GOD But now, that I tnay leflen your trouble of reading a letter, by making fome paufes in it, let n1e here fubjoin a prayer that might be proper when one who had for– n1erl y entertained fame falie notions of religion, begins to difcover what it is. · A PRAY E ·R. I Nfini!f and eternal Majefly, author ·an·d fountain of being and blejfednejs, how . little do we poor (iujul creatures know of' – thee, or the way to fer7Je and p t'eq(e thee·! l!7e talk of religion, and pretend tmto it: but a1as ! how Jew are there that know and confider rz,vhat it memzs! I-Iow ea_fily do we rniflake the ajfoflions ofour na.ture, and i_f foes of j elf-love, .for thofi di ,vine grace.F ~which alo1;e can rBnder us acceptable in thy fig·ht.! It 77UI.J jziflly <-[[,rie'"ue nie, to confider, that l _f!Jott .'d have wandered fo long, and contented rny Jeffl often r-u.;ith va111 fladows rmd jalje imat, es of piety a.nd religifJn: yet I caimo:t~ but ackno·wledg·e ·andadore thy good"– nejs:, ?.JJhrJ ha_(f,been pleajed in j6me mea/ure , to rjpen rnine eyes, and fetrr..e jee -what it i.J at rz,vhich I eught fr; aim. I rejoice · to con– fider w,hat mzf!,hty improvements m_,Y nature is capable of, and what a di·vine temper of j (j;ir.it dojhine in thofe whom thou art plea[- . ed ""
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