in the Soul of Man. 55 injurious to the fubjeet, did I pretend to have given any perfect account of it. Let us acquaint ourfelves with it, n1y dear friend, let us acquaint ourfelves with it, and expe– rience will teach us n1ore than all that ever hath been fpoke or writ,ten concerning it. But if we may fuppofe the foul to be already awakened unto fon1e lenging defires after fo great a bleifednefs; it will be good to give them vent and fuffer them to i1Tue forth in fome fuch afpirations as thefe. A PRAYER.. GpOD God! .what a mighty ftlicit; if,· this to which -we are called! I-Iow· gracioufly h.ajl thou joined our duty and happiuefs. together; and prefi~ribed that for our w~rk, the perfonnance where~/' is a great reward! And jl;all jitch _filly 71/0rms be advanced to fi great a height! !17i!t thou· allow us to. raife our ryes to thee·! fl7ilt– thou adrnit and accept ottr a./feRion!" Shall we receive· the imprejfiolt of thy dh;ine ex– cellencies, by beholding and ad7niring them,. and partake of' thy infinite b!~fledn~fs aJtd glory, by lo.ving thee, and rejoicing in ther?~ ! 0 the: bappinefs oj' thofe .fouls that ha'""ue ~rok:e~~ the fetters if filf-love, and difin– Pm1gfed their...,.ajfe8io11s frorn · every narrow a·nd'particu1ar good; rzvhofe underjlandinJJS E 3: arc
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