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 that abundant entrance may be ministered to me into the kingdom of Our Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrift.

O for more faith, that I may die like Simeon when he had Chrift in his arms, faying, ‘Now let thy fervant depart in peace, mine eyes have feen thy falvation

Lord, one fmile of thy countenance would banifti away all my doubts and fears, and make me fing in pain

Is my Redeemer gone to prepare a place for me? why fhould I b’e flothiul to follow his footfteps, when he is faying, Come up. hither; come up, dwell here; come up, reigti here; come up, ling here.

O Lord; deliver my foul from death, mine eyes f rotn tears, and my feet from falling. O fave me from the horrible pit, draw me out of the miry clay, fet my feet upon a reck, and eftablifii my goings, and put a new fong in my mduth. . O give me grace to ftrive by faith and prayer to en*'er in at the ftrait gate Lord thou haft bid,me knock nd it fhall be opened, afk and ye fhali find, Lord* knock, open unto me; i flio^!d be in, I mull be in, et me but in over the threfhdld: let me in within ight of my Redeemer’s face, within hearing of the "ongs of the, redeemed, let me get to the outfide of hat pr.'ifing company ; I’ll be Well enough if I get in. Lord in I mull be, out I cannot ftay; O fhut me rot out with fweareis, fabbath-breakers artd profane aerfons ;■ Lord I never chufed their company while this world. Lord, do not gather my foul with Snnem hereafter. The redeemed ate gathering, and wicked are thering; Lord gather me with thy flock; they are ft a-gathering; the church’s Head is gone ; h£ has ft the earth and entered into his glory ; my brethren d friends many of them-have arrived where he is ; am yet behind. O how great is the difference bevixt my ttate and theirs. I am‘groaning-out my •mplaint; they are finging God’s praifc -, I am in .rknefs, and cannot fee thy face, but they beheld the*