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"After examining what is the grace? or what is the degree of any grace
that we want? let us pray fervently for a supply of those wants in
this Ordinance. Imagine we say Christ compassed with all his
privileges and promises and pardons and mercies and
merits imagine we heard him say Come hither poor Souls
you that are sensible of your wants and of your Spiritual
poverty There is in me bowels of compassion and pardon
in Store it is I that am your wisdom Righteous Sanctification
and Redemption what is it you want what is it you woud
have me do for you? Shall not these [fugred? Sugred] words of our
Saviour wilt our hears and bring us low on our knees
O Lord wilt not The Soul say I beg of thee saving knowledge
Justifying Faith Sincere Repentance fervent love: O Lord I
would fain have assurance of Pardon Strength of Faith power
against every Part healing Virtues to land my bloody issues:
O Lord that thou would bestow on me meekness temperence
patience obedience & quickings in thy Spirit Lord that a
pardon may be sealed for all my Sins that I might receive
the virtue of thy death in comforts of the Spirit the [mortifying?]
of every [?ent Lust?]: Lord that my unclean heart may be sanctified
that I may be enabled with more Strength to perform every
Duty: O Lord upon this very errand for this very and do
I now come to thee for help in every particular do I now
come to Thy Ordinances: And my Saviour I beseech thee
supply all my wants and let me draw virtue from thee:
If thus we woud pray and some to Christ then woud Christ
out of his bowels of mercies answer our souls: Receive (woud
he say) the Grace you feel want of; receive my Spirit receive