438 $IOLY FORTITUDE. over death, by faith iu a dying and a rising Saviour. Happy is that faith that has no carnal fear attending it, but is got above the frowns and smiles of this world. My soul longs after it, and reaches at it, as something within thepower of her present attain- ment through the grace of Christ. I long to be armedwith this sacred courage, and to have my heart fortified all round with these divine munitions. I would fain be calm and serene in the midst of buf'etings and reproaches, and pursue my course steadily tpward heaven, under the banner offaith, through all the arrows of slanderandmalice. Lord Jesus, I wait for thy divine influence, to bestow this grace, and thy divine teachings, tq put me in the Wayto obtain it. XIYMÑ FOR SERMON XXXI. Holy Fortitude, or Remedies against Fear. AM I a soldier of the gross, A follower of the Lamb ? And shall I fear to own his cause, Or blush to speak his some ? . Must I be carry'd to the skies, On flow'ry beds of ease ; Whileothers fought to win the prize, And sail'd through bloody seas? Are there no foes for me to face ? Must I not stem the flood ? ifs this vile world a friend to grace,' To help me on co Pod? Sure I must fight if I would reign; Increase my courage, Lord.! I'll bear the toil, endure the pain, Supported by thy word. Thy saints in all this glorious war, Shall conquer though theydie; They see the triumph from afar, And seize it with their eye. When that illustrious day shall rise, And all thy armies shine. In robes of victory through the skies, The glory shall he thine,
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