7 Help me to embrace

Thy truth and thy grace,

And constantly fhew me the fmiles of thy face.

8 Pour down from abovej

Pure wifdom and love,

And be thou my portion wherever I move.

LXVIII.

The Chriftian under reproaches pitying the Wicked, and Praying for them.

Α

FOOL' I'm counted for Chrift'sTM fake,
A madmant quite unwife;

And wicked men my life would take,
Who do thy law defpife.

2 My ferious counsel day by day,
And all my works of love,
(As void of wifdom) they gainfay,
And laugh when I reprove.

3 But I was once in their fad ftate,,
Beneath thy curfe and frown,
Till thou did me regenerate,
And with thy favour crown..

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(j) Jam. iii. 17. (k) Pfal. Ixxiii. 26. (m) 1 Pet. iv. 14.

(1) 1 Cor. iv. 10,

In the book of Ifaiah, lix. 15, that Evangelical Prophet has faid, He that departeth from evil, maketh himself a prey; or, as fome tranflate it, is accounted mad. So it is faid of Chrift, John x. 20. He hath a devil and is mad; and of his Apostle Paul, Acts xxvi. 24. Thou art befides thyfelf,-much learning doth make the mad.Therefore let every one (when they, for the fame caufe, meet with this accufation) not be difcouraged; our Lord faith, Matt. v. 12. Rejoice and be exceeding glad, for great is your reward in heaven.

4 Lord, as on all thy works the fame,
Thou ftill thy love doth place;
Give what I afk° in Jefu's name,
And fave me by thy grace.

5 Now, gracious God, lay too thy hand!
Take fin's dark veil away,
That they thy will may understand,
And walk in wisdom's way'.

6 Cause them with me to speak and think,
And of thy goodness tell,
Who fav'd us, when on ruin's brink,
From falling into hell!

LXIX.

The great ufe of real Religion eminently displayed in the time of Trial.

IN

'N Chrift, the new" and living way, With God I walk without difmay: Unwearied of the cross I bear,

Nor do I men or devils fear.▾

2 'Tis true they often foam and rage,
And all their hellish host engage
To shake my confidence in God,
That he may fmite me with his rod.
3 They ufe deceit with forged lies,
And feigned love to blind my eyes,
Left I fhould by the truth be led,
Or on immortal food be fed.

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17.

But lo, their art is all in vain,

X

For God doth keepa and me fuftain":
He with his flock doth make me feed,

And gives me ev'ry thing I need.

(n) Pfal. cxlv. 9, 10. (0) John xv. 16. (p) Eph. ii. 5, 8. (q) Prov. iv. 19.-Acts xxvi. 18.—2 Cor. iii. 14, 15, 16. (r) Prov. iii. (f) John iii. 17.-2 Tim. i. 9. (s) Pfal. ix. 17. (t) 2 Cor. v. 17.-Col. ii. 10. (u) Heb. x. 20. (v) 1 Pet. iii. 13, 14. (w) Prov. xii. 20.- -Rom. iii. 13. (x) Pfal. cxix. 69. (y) 2 Pet. ii. 3. (z) John vi. 53, (b) Pfal. iii. 5. (c) Ezek. xxxiv. 11, 15.

58.

(a) Pfal. cxxi. 5.

5 He, like a Shepherd, ev'ry hour
Keeps me by his Almighty pow'r
Safe from thefe ev'ninge wolves of prey,
Which lurk to take my life away.

6 Therefore to fuffers I rejoice;

What's his bleft will is my free choice:
I neither murmur nor repine,

Since heav'n' with all its joys are mine.
7 Thou brighest3, faireft, heav'nly DOVE1!
How glorious are thy works of love?
Of me thy matchlefs wonders claim
My utmost ftrength to spread thy fame.

8 Therefore in praife my heart and tongue
Shall fing to thee a joyful fong,

Who hath redeem'da and made me free,.
And ftill art ALL in ALL to me.

I

LXX.

Devout Breathings for all the mind of Chrift, and for

PRESERV

final Victory.

RESERVE me, Lord, and keep my mind.
peace;

Of faith and love grant me a large increafe:
Plant the whole mind of Jefus Chrift in me,
And make my will fubordinate to thee.

2 In all temptations may I fin efchew",
And life eternal' with my might purfue;
Regardlefs of hell's force or grievous frown,
Till I obtain from thee a glorious crown'.

(d) Ifa. xl. 11. (e) Jer. v. 6.-Luke x. 3. (g) 1 Pet iv. 13. (h) Matt. vi. 10.-Rom. xii. 2. (j) Heb. i. 3. (k) Pfal. xlv. 2. (1) Matt. iii. 16. 17.-2 Cor. iii. 7, ---11. (n) Gal. iii. 13.-Rev. v. 32, 36. (p) Phil. ii. 5. (q) 1 Pet. iii. 11. 2, 3.-Rom. vi. 23. (f) 1 Cor. ix. 25.—1 Pet. v.

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(f) Prov. i. 11.

(i) Matt. v. 10. (m) Luke xiii. (0) John viii. (r) john xvii.

4.

3 Make me to say, O deaths, where is thy fting? Over the grave of vict❜ry also fing;

4

And thank thy grace and free unbounded love,
Which did the deadly fting of fin remove.

Then to a world of glorious fpirits bright,
To dwell with thee in uncreated light",
My foul fhall hafte, fhall joys eternal meet,
And there in fongs thy wond'rous acts repeat!

LXXI.

For a conftant renewal of Grace.

LORD, in the fpirit' of my mind,

Renew me, that I may

Go on and conftant pleasure find.
In thine appointed way".

2 Whatever trials I may meet,

May I be faithful found*

6

And through thy grace my foes defeat,
Which doth my foul furround.

Fresh tokens of thy favour give,

Till thou doft me remove

From troubles, with thyfelf to live
In endless joy above*.

I

LXXII.

For Grace to perfevere in the time of Perfecution and

MOS

Suffering.

OST gracious Goda, my wants supply,
And feed me left I faint and die:

The bread of life do thou impart,-
Increase my strength and cheer my heart.

(s) 1 Cor. xv. 55, 56, 57. (t) Heb. i. 14.

(v) Eph. iv. 23.
(y) Pfal. lxxxvi.
(b) Ifa. xl. 11.

(w) Prov. viii. 32.-xii. 28,
17. (z) Ifa. xxzv. 10.
(c) John vi. 35.

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(u) Rev. xxii. 5.

(x) Rev. ii. 10. (a) Jonah iv. 2.

2 O guided my feet with steady pace, That I may perfevere (through grace) To do and fuffer all thy will,

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And thy pure law of love fulfill.

The
rage
of man let me not fear,
However perfecuted here,

Nor hell whate'er it may devife, For, lo, on thee my foul relies'. 4 In ev'ry ftate I wish to be

Refign'd, and wholly led by thee;
And now my hopes immortal are,
That thou wilt answer to my pray❜r.
5 Let bleffings then my life attend,
And crown me with a glorious end:
So fhall I die in peace, and prove
That God eternally is love!

LXXIII.

The weak waxing valiant and humbly boafting in God.

1 HE Lord is my fupport and guide1, Through tribulation and distress:

At Jefu's feet I lay my pride,

And own my utter helpleffnefst.

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(d) Luke i. 79.-John xvi. 13. (e) Gal. v. 14. (f) 2 Chron. xvi. 8. (g) Rom. viii. 14. (h) Pfal. Ixxi. 5. (i) 1 Pet. v. 4. (j) Deut. xxxiii. 27.-1 John iv. 8, 16. (k) Pf. lv. 22. (1) Pfal. Ixxiii. 24.

Although Chrift, when considering himself under the fimilitude of a vine, hath faid, John xv. 5. Without me ye can do nothing; this only proves that we can effect no part of our falvation wiTHOUT HIM; yet it is very evident, that except we refift his grace, we always poffefs fome degree of it; and our ftrength increases more or lefs according as we ufe it: For the Apostle faith, 1 Cor. xii. 7. The manifeftation of the Spirit is given to EVERY MAN TO PROFIT WITHAL; and, Tit. ii. 11. The grace of God that bringeth Salvation bath appeared to ALL MEN, &C.