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 me in thy sweet cross, that I never knew what it was for to weary.—I at that time engaged to endure what ingredients thou shouldest put in my cup to drink, and to drink cheerfully and submissively.—Such was thy love to me, that thou brought me from under the feet of that cruel enemy, without wronging truth; and hast letten me see, that I have nothing to boast of—it being nothing in me but ever free grace that perfected strength in my weakness. O that I had the tongue of the learned, that I might shew all thy praises! It was not I but thou who magnified thy power, in carrying a poor weak thing thro' such depths, and suffered great ones to stagger and fall in the way—Thy word was made out in making use of the foolish things of the world to confound the wise.—Thou hast made thy infinite love to carry thro' a poor finite creature.

How often have I been made to stand and wonder, and admire free love; knowing my own weakness, and the many infirmities I am liable to, by a body of sin and death: such was thy love, that thou gave me such courage, that neither the flattering of friends nor the threats of enemies could move me to do any thing to truth's disadvantage! Such was thy love to me! O thy sweet cross! thy yoke was mad easy to me, and thy burden light. O that any should fear at thy school-