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22. Oh! let me, let me never pass one day without some portion of thy word to support and feed my soul grant me to live by that word of life!

23. Give me the knowledge of thy truth: give me faith, humility, and love: strike dead all fond imaginations; blight and wither, mildew, and utterly destroy in me all vain conceit and self-willed delusion.

24. Oh continue, my God, thy loving kindness to me, that I may never fail to hear, to read, and diligently consider thy book of life.

25. The words of thy truth are a light to my feet; a fountain of living waters to allay the heat of my desires, to cleanse the filthiness of my heart and life, to cool the immoderate thirst of my soul after worldly vanities, and to make me fruitful in all good works, like a tree planted and nourished by the living brooks.

26. Oh, when shall I be transplanted from this unkind climate!-oh, when shall I be removed to that heavenly Jerusalem, where, fast by the river of joy, I may flourish in never fading verdure through all eternity.

27. Oh, speed the hour-great Alpha and Omega-thou word, rock, tree, and fountain of life and glory.

CHAPTER VIII,

III. THE LORD'S SUPPER.

1. CAN I forget my dying friend and mastercan I forget thy last and dear command? Oh, rather let my right hand forget her cunning!

2. "Do this in remembrance of me!"

3. Unworthy as I am, wilt thou then accept me, and shall I be partaker of so mighty an honour, so inconceivable a blessing?

4. Be not disquieted, be not cast down, oh my soul, for thy God hath redeemed thee, and how shall he not with his precious blood freely give thee all things?.

5. But how shall I dare to approach thy blessed table, how dare to touch the sacred symbols of thy body and blood?

6. I know thou requirest truth in the inward parts-but how can sinful dust and ashes be clean? how can he be pure that is born of a woman?

7. Cleanse me, therefore, from my sins, wash me in thy blood, renew me, oh Lord, with thy grace so shall I be undefiled, so shall I be free: from the great offence.

8. True, I have been admitted into thy church, and sealed with the pledge of thy mercy in baptism.

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9. But wo is me! I have fearfully omitted to renew my covenant with thee-How then can I expect that thou shouldest be my God-or remember aught of thy promises unto me?

10. I do earnestly repent, and am heartily sorry for this and my numberless other misdoings. 11. Here, oh Lord, here I renew my vows, here I dedicate myself unto thee.

12. I utterly renounce all the world, its pride and sin—I believe thy words of grace and truth. Enable me, oh spirit of holiness, to continue diligent in the discharge of my duty!

13. My repentance is founded on hatred to sin. I detest and abhor it; I resolve by thy grace, to forsake it utterly, and never, never crucify thee afresh, by the perpetration of that for which thou diedst, to redeem me and all mankind.

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14. Thus repenting, thus firmly resolving to lead a new and holy life-see, and with mercy look down on the humbled sinner that would ap proach thy hallowed table!

15. With sincere faith, and firm reliance on thy all-sufficient sacrifice, which atoneth for all our sins, and which obtaineth full remission of them, I draw nigh to plead this one atonement of thyself for me, in the sight of thy loving father!

16. And it prevaileth-my sins are covered, and my God will behold them no more: Oh my

father, how my soul delighteth in thy love! Oh the depth of the riches of the goodness and mercy of my God!

17. I love thee (oh elevate my heart still more and more)--I love thee most adorable Jesus, above all things for thou hast redeemed me, even by thine own life; sinner as I am, thou hast shed thy blood for me, miserable slave to satan! who could have delivered me from his snare, and the just vengeance of the Almighty?

18. Behold, the Son of God hath done it! the wondrous God-man hath completed the work! God is satisfied, and man is pardoned!—Shout O ye heavens, and rejoice, O earth, for the salvation of man is accomplished! he hath but to ask and receive.

19. Can I extol thy love enough? Can I enough express thy praises? Oh how shall my soul declare the sincerity of her love? to my brethren, oh! father, for thy sake, shall my bowels yearn with tenderest affection?

20. For thy sake will I love, for thy sake will I hold dear as myself the whole family and race of men, members of thy body, and sons of thy mercy and love!

21. Thus let me plead thy satisfactory oblation of thy dear self, my redeemer-thus let me plead, and do thou send down thy blessing on thy pros→

trate servant.

22. As thus repentant, believing, loving, pleading, I eat the bread, emblem of thy body broken;

as I drink the wine, emblem of thy precious blood spilt! oh strengthen me with spiritual support; refresh my soul with heavenly comfort, and let these thy elements strengthen and refresh my frail and perishing body.

- 23. Oh become a principle of new life to me! feed, nourish, live, and dwell in me: so shall I dwell in thee--so, O Christ, shall I be with thee, when thus, my beloved, thou art one with me!

24. What have I done to merit such grace at thy hands, that I should share such boundless blessings! Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but to thy name be the praise: trusting only on thy manifold and great mercies, do we presume to come to thy table!

25. Yet accept our bounden duty of praise and thanksgiving Glory be to thee on high, peace

and good will to all thy creatures!

26. Bless, O Lord, the whole race of mankind; extend, universally extend, thy goodness and compassion.

27. Guide them to thy truth; bring them all home, blessed Lord, to thy flock; bring them all to thee, the way, the truth, and the life.

28. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory!

29. Save us, O Lord! we beseech thee, let not thine heritage be brought to confusion, but turn thy people from the error of their paths!

30. Let not one, one of thy flock, wander out of the way, and be irrecoverably lost in the wil

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