~54 The Life o.f GOD are enlightned by thy I-ioly Spirt't, and theiP ·wills enlarged to the extent of thine; who love thee abov:e all things, ·and all mankind fir thy fake! I am perfitaded, 0 God, I am perjitaded, that I can never be happy, till rny carnal and corrupt afle8iaru be mor– tified, 'and the pride and vanity of my fpirit be fobdued, a'Hd till I come firioujly to de- .fpije tbe 0uorld, and think nothing of myftlf. But ,0 when flail it once be! 0 when wilt thou co1tze unto 1.·ze, andJatisfy my foul '"With thy likenefl, making me holy as thou art ho!J, even in all. manner of coJtverfotion ? Hafl thou girven me a projpe8 of fo·great n felicity, and wilt thou not bring me urlfo it? Flafl thou excited thefe d~fires in rny foul, and wilt thou not a!JO Jatis.fy them? -0 teach me to do thy will fir thou art my God; thy Spirit is goad, lead me unto the land of- uprightnefs. R..!ficken me, 0 Lord, fir thy nmne's ftke, and perftH that which concerntth rne. 'Thy mercy, 0 Lord, endureth for ever; forjake not the works .if thine 07.!Jn hands. The defpondent thoughts of fome newly awaken 'd to a right ft:nfc of things. I Have hitherto confidered wherein true religion dorh con fi fr, and how defir– able a thing it is. But when one fees. how infinitly di:.. frant
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