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. I a prejudice almost have taken To what ftill the Eye can fee; n Faith's gufto this conclufion making,

I should in my casket be ock'd up, as our God, who me inclofes,

efus, in the Father hid (one knows) is :

Christ-like hearts no fancies lead, Ne on noble grounds proceed. ;. I'm God's Corn, that's grinding

fine at prefent,

To become clean bread for Chrift: 3e it only to his dear mouth pleasant, And by him monopoliz'd! Why fhould ought remain, to th' world a nuisance,

Since to lufts it me no more can use once ?

Or must with Jesus-mien,

Be 'mongft men like spectre feen? 1. [Pardon me, I know my own true int'reft:

Now I'm firft difciple-like. fet, dear Church ! 'tis love, when

thou me hind'reft :

But fome Pow'rs would at me ftrike, Out of envy at my peace and bleffing; Yet let them me cross, my clay be teazing,

What avails it? I'm in him, Dead already thro' each limb.] 7. To reign o'er the earth's remotest borders,

Is to me not half so sweet, As what me to die with Jefus furthers:

Him, ev'n Him alone I'd get, Who for us upon the Crofs expired, Rofe again, is now from fight retired: I am trafficking for Gain, And it all lies in this Man.

8. Let me be his mutual imitator, Part of that whole hecatomb, Who die back into their dear Crea

tor

O'er his Paffion, Corpfe and Tomb

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this I'm speaking,

In me works that amulet : There's no more an Earth-flame in me ruling,

But a well of water clear and cooling,

Which with impetus tends home,
Bids me to the Father come.
* John iv. 14.

10. I've no mind for eating or for drinking

Food, which muft corrupt again : Of God's Bread, that heav'nly, I am thinking,

Jefus Chrift's Flesh I'd obtain, Who was formed of the feed of David;

And his Blood is Drink, O how I crave it!

From Earth's life to be fet free,
In Love's immortality.

184.

Defcription of the primitive
religious Affemblies.

TN this fenfe we're a Body,
In
In one Religion's ftudy
By Inftitutes united,
We're to one Hope invited.
2. Hence juftly we aflemble,
God's Ear in his high Temple,
By Prayer more explicit,
Confed'rate to fo icit.

3. To him fweet violence 'tis !
Here we are ev'n for Princes,

For

For Earth's peace interceding,
For Patience t'wards it pleading.
4. We meet to hear fome Leffon,
Adapted to the feafon,

Out of God's Writings taken,
Which holy thoughts doth waken.
5. Thereon our Faith feeds greedy;
From what has been already,
Our hope draws ftrength and fewel;
We mark fome Precept's jewel.
6. Inftructions homiletic
Are giv'n with Pow'r magnetic.

Sometimes the Zeal intenfer
Mutt exercife Church-cenfure.

7. Well-weigh'd this is and weighty,
In concert with th'Almighty:
A branch from the Tree broken,
It worse than death fhould reckon.

8. If we use Brother's title,
It is no figure idle :

One Spirit we have, one Father,
Came from one womb together.
9. One thing each has peculiar,
His Wife (each House's ruler :)
That in all elfe not funder'd
We are, have Heathens wonder'd.
10. Our Agape's unfeigned;
For ghoftly views ordained;
Mix'd with, no deviation
From, conftant Adoration.
11. 'Tis meetly interspersed
With Godly Hymns, rehearfed
From Scripture, or from motion
Of private Heart's devotion.

12. The Clofe is in like manner;
As bound unto Christ's banner,
Each, not to join the torrent
Of Follies on Earth current.
13. But with profound impreffion,
To his Work and profeffion
Goes home, does with him carry
Breath of the Sanctuary.
[Tertul. Apol.

14. Who to our Words gives credit, And has in heart acceded

To th'Doctrine and Life's fafhion,
Thus gets initiation :

15. We with him beg God's Favour
Then he's brought to the Laver,
Where we once were inftated
In Grace, and new created.

16. The Name of Tri-une Godhea
Unto this Act is added.
The Ordinance's reafon,
We hold, is Sin's deep Seifin :
17. For, as that rul'd in darkness
And thro' our parents likeness;
But we shall be Light's offspring,
As knowing now its Well-fpring;
18. To aid this our tranfition,
Water brings Sin's Remiffion.
Illumination rightly

Is call'd this Bath fo mighty.

19. By precept of our Mafter,
Are brought unto the Pastor
Bread and a Cup, which taking,
And Prayer o'er them making,
20. Th'affembly Amen speaking;
They thro' help of the Deacon
To th' faithful are imparted,
Yea abfent ones true-hearted.
21. For 'tis no common Feeding;
Baptifm must be preceding,
And Love ftand undeclining,
T'enjoy the awful Meaning.
22. Ev'n as our Saviour Jefus
Took Flesh for to release us;
So we are taught, the blessed
Materials now expreffed,

23, (Which shall be, us to gladden,
Our Frame and veins pervading)
The Flesh and Blood are even
Of him, who came from Heaven.

Justin.

186.

185.

Wir glauben all' an einen Gott.

Elieve we all in our Lord God,
Earth and heaven's foleCreator;
In him, who us adopted had,

That we now may call him Father.
He will always for us provide,
Soul and Body careful he'll hide,
He'll avert Misfortunes from us,
Mischief fhall not overcome us;

He us fpares, and he us bears,
What he has deck'd, He can protect,

And never let us perish;
Free us from the pow'r of Sin,
When we depart, us cherish.
From the Evil one defend,

Our Building keep from fhaking;
Grant Weapons of thy making.
Amen, Amen, be it yea!

Then we will fing Hallelujah.

187.

Allein Gott in der hoch sey ehr.

All things that pow'rful fand respect. T

Believe we too in Jefus Chrift,

God's own Son, our Lord and
Mafter,

Who with his Father e'er abides

God, as full of pow'r and Luftre.
By th'o'erfhadowing o'th' Spirit,
The Maid Mary him conceived,
Him a perfect Man has borne ;
Then for all who were forlorn,

On mount Calvary he dy'd,
Rofe from the dead, and took his
Seat,

From whence again we wait him yet.
The Holy Ghoft's alfo confeft

God with Son and Father verly,
A Comforter of all th'oppreft,

Who with gifts endows us fairly. Chrift's whole Family upon Earth Is call'd to one mind and faith Abfolution from all Sin; Refurrection of this skin.

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O God on high all glory be,
And thanks that he's fo
gracious,

That hence to all eternity
No Evil fhall oppress us;
God is well pleas'd with human Race,
There's now confirm'd a laftingPeace
All enmity is ended.

2. Thee we adore and laud and
praife,

And thank for thy great Glory,
Father! that thy Realm lafts always,
Not frail or tranfitory:
Thy Pow'r is endless as thy praife,
Thou speak'ft, the Universe obeys.
In fuch a Lord we're happy.
3. O Jefu Chrift, thou only Child
Of thy celeftial Father,

By whom all Strife is reconcil'd,

And all the loft find fuccour;
God's Lamb, our only holy Lord!
To needy prayers thy Ear afford,
And on us all have mercy.
4.O holy Ghoft, our fovereign Good
And higheft Confolation!
From fatan's pow'r henceforth keep

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2. Thou shalt by me be praised,
And thy Name shall be bleffed
Throughout the revolutions
Of all the feveral Æons.

3. Blefs this Day, Lord and Saviour
Let us enjoy thy favour,
And in thee find protection
From ev'ry fin's infection.

4. Lord thou God of our fathers,
To thee be, through our Prayers,
Whene'er thee we are naming,
Brought Praise and glory. Amen.
5. O Lord, whofe praise I utter,
Teach me thy Kingdom's nature ::
6. Lord, who art our protection
Through ev'ry generation,
Have Mercy, my Creator!
Have mercy on thy Creature.
7. Lord, be my Soul's Physician;
Because all my tranfgreffion
Hath been against Thee acted,
My Cry's to thee directed.
8. Above all, I beseech thee,
How I can please thee, teach me !
For from thee God, comes flowing
The Spring that's Life bestowing;
9. The light from thy Face darting,
Alone is Light imparting:
O fhew thy mercy freely
To fuch as know thee truly.

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3. Therefore be by this praifing, Muft our Life and Doctrine joined,

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1. JEWI

Efu, Saviour of Man's nature,
Who on it bestowest culture,
And on whofe Wing from Hell's
vulture

Thy own doves escape on high;
z. Fisher of the Souls, allured
Out of this World's lake fo putrid,
To bathe in a purer Spirit,

Drawn by bait of heav'nly life!
3 Be our Leader, O moft holy!
Children, who redeem'd from folly,
Fain would be no more unruly,

But a clean and princely Race.
4. Sweet it is to follow Jefus,
Word eternal, Splendor gracious;
He will now thofe Virtues teach us,
Which beseem the friends of God.
5. We that Milk fincere have tafted,
Our infantile lips have hafted,

On his breafts of Grace have feafted: Let us praise our Nourisher! 6. Let us bring him fongs unfeigned: eTo our King, for us once pained,

For return, good odour fend. 7. Jefu, make it our whole traffick, How thee, Babe fo beatific, We thy Seed, a race pacific, May effectually praise.

"B

192.

Clem. Alex.

Ἵλαθι τοῖς σοῖς, κτλ.

Brits

E propitious,
As it is thine Use,
Unto us thy children tender,
Ifrael's Father once and Leader!
Jehovah in one,

Sire of days and Son!

2. Grant that we, who walk Thy Religion's track, May attain, amidst all weakness, The due measure of thy Likeness; And thee a God kind, And no hard Judge, find.

3. Thyfelf all things give! In thy Peace we live, Into thy City tranfplanted: Yet one wish we have, O grant it! By fin's waves unhurt Let us reach the Port. 4. Let us inly calm Well attend the Aim Of thy holy Spirit bleffed, Wisdom ne'er by words expressed; And fo praises pay,

Till the perfect Day,

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