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Who feel the debt you owe; Press on, the LORD hath more to give: By faith upon him daily live, His fulness you shall know.

400. The Invitation of the Gospel. L.M. I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eye-salve, that thou mayest see.-REV. iii. 18.

JESUS, and are thy blessings free? Then I may dare to come to thee; Tho' naked, wretched, blind, and poor, I'll buy from thy unbounded store. 2 I come for grace, like gold refin'd, T'enrich and beautify my mind; Grace that will trials well endure, And in the furnace grow more pure. 3 Naked, I come for that bright dress, Thy perfect spotless righteousness; That glorious robe, so richly dy'd In thine own blood, my shame to hide. 4 Like Bartimeus, now to thee I come and pray that I may see E'en clay is eye-salve in thy hand, If thou the blessing but command.

5 Poor, wretched, naked, blind, I came; O let me not return the same!

But let me, gracious SAVIOUR, be
Enlighten'd, cloth'd, enrich'd by thee.

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Wherefore, come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the LORD, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and will be a father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the LORD Almighty.-2 COR. vi. 17, 18.

LET us adore the grace that seeks
To draw our hearts above;
Attend! 'tis GOD the SAVIOUR speaks,
And every word is love!

2 [Tho' fill'd with awe before his throne
Each angel veils his face,
He claims a people for his own
Amongst our sinful race.]

3 "Come forth," he says,

66 no more purThe paths that lead to death; [sue Look up, a bleeding SAVIOUR view; Look, and be sav'd by faith.

4 My sons and daughters you shall be, Through the atoning blood;

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you shall claim and find in me
A Father and a God."

5 LORD, speak these words to ev'ry heart
By thine all-powerful voice!
Oh may we now from sin depart,
And make thy love our choice!

6nIf now we learn to seek thy face
BY CHRIST, the living way,

We'll praise thee for this hour of grace,
Through an eternal day.

402. To Come to Christ. 84.

Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled: forsake the foolish, and live.-PROV. ix. 5, 6.

YE that thirst for solid pleasure,

Seek it in the SAVIOUR'S love: There's in CHRIST a boundless treasure, Raise your hearts to things above. On the cross he bore our sorrows; There he put our sins away, Conquer'd death with all its horrors, And redeem'd us from its

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2 Come to him, your sins confessing;
Grace and glory he can give;
Pardon, peace, with every blessing➡
All are your's, if you believe.
Friends may fail, but he will take you,
And supply your utmost need;
Nor will Jesus e'er forsake you,
But in paths of safety lead.

3 Where are they who count it folly,
To obey the heavenly King?
They, who think us melancholy,
Let them hear his people sing...!
Raise your joyful voices higher;
Raise the heart, where JESUS is;
Rise and catch the sacred fire,
Foretaste sweet of future bliss.

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403. To Eternal Life. S. M. Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.-MAT. vii. 13, 14.

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DESTRUCTION's dangerous road
What multitudes pursue!

While that which leads the soul to GOD
Is known or sought by few.
Believers enter in

By CHRIST, the living gate;

But they who will not leave their sin,
Complain it is too strait..

3 If self must be deny'd,
And sin forsaken quite;

They rather choose the way that's wide,
And strive to think it right.

4 Obey the gospel call,

And enter while you may;
The flock of CHRIST is always small,
And none are safe but they.

5 LORD, open sinners' eyes,

Their awful state to see;

And make them, ere the storm arise,
To thee for safety flee.

404. To admit Christ into our Heart.C.M. Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, 1 will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.-REV. iii. 20.

AND will the LORD thus condescend
To visit sinful worms?

Thus, at the door, shall mercy stand
In all her winning forms?

2 Surprising Grace!—and shall my heart
Unmov'd and cold remain ?
Has this hard rock no tender part?
Must mercy plead in vain ?
3 Shall JESUS for admission sue,
His gracious voice unheard?
And this vile heart, his rightful due
Remain for ever barr'd?...

4 'Tis sin, alas! with tyrant pow'r,
The lodging has possest,

And clouds of traitors bar the door
Against the heav'nly guest.

5 LORD, rise in thy all-conqu'ring grace, Thy mighty pow'r display;

One beam of glory from thy face
Can drive my foes away.

6 Ye dangerous inmates, hence depart, My SAVIOUR, enter in;

And guard the passage to my heart,
And keep out ev'ry sin.

405. To the Living Waters. C. M. Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy and eat: yea, come, buy wine and milk without money, and without price, &c.-ISAIAH lv. 1, &c.

LET ev'ry mortal ear attend,
And ev'ry heart rejoice,

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