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 train me up, alluring me and speaking comfortably to me at my first entry into the wilderness. Thou caused thy word to be to my soul as the honey and the honey-comb. Thou madst me sit under thy shadow with great delight, and thy fruit was sweet to my taste. So that many a time, that, which to on-lookers was sad, was sweet to me The Lord did so support and feast me in his banqueting house, that I was made to rejoice in the midst of my tribulations.

Likewise, thou didst not suffer me to go on with those that were indifferent in Christ's matters, but with thy rod thou didst raise such a zeal and love on my spirit, and so filled my mouth with arguments, that I could not see any thing like defection from, or wrong done to, any of thy truths, without resenting, testifying, and contending against it. Thou so far changed my heart, which was proud and haughty, much disdaining the converse of the poor,—that thou helped me to be denied to great folk, and to the reproach I suffered on that head, making the company of the poor that were godly in the land dear unto me; and I hope they shall be so, while they keep in God's way, he having passed by the great ones, and honoured the poor, making them boldly to testify for him; and those whom he honours, I desire (thro' grace) to