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fwim. Obferve this La?/, and the eyes of thy Underfiand- ing fhall beopened, to irr.derfland fecrec things ; and thou fhalthave whatsoever thy minde defireth to be divinely re- vealed unto thee. Thou fhalc have alfo the Angels andSpi- rits of God prompt and ready in their nature to minifler un- to thee, as much as any humane minde can defire.

In all things, call upon the Name of the Lord : and with- out prayer unto God through his onely-begotten Son, do not thou undertake to do or think any thing. And ufe the Spirits given and attributed unto thee, as Minifters, without rafhnefs and prefum prion, as the mefTengers of God; having a due reverence toward"; the Lord of Spirits. And the re- mainder of thy life do thou accomplish, demeaning thy felf peaceably , to the honour of God, and the profit of thy felf and thy neighbour.

Live to thy felf, and the Mufes: avoid the friendfiup of the Multitude : be thou covetous of time, beneficial to all men. life thy Gifts, be vigilant in thy Calling j and let the Word of God never depart from thy mouth.

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Be obedient to good Admonitions : avoid all procrafti- nation: accurtom thy felf to Conftancie and Gravity, both in thy words and deeds. Refift the temptations of the Tempter, by the Word of God. Flee from earthly things ; feek after heavenly things. Put no confidence in thy own wifdom j but look unco God in allthings, according tothat fentence of .the Scripture : when we l&ow not what wefkalldo, unto thee ^ O God^ do we lift up cur eyes, and from thee we expeO our help. For where all humane refuges do forfake us, there

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