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 infinite  grace; that  he  has  prevented you  with  the  blessings of his  goodness,  and  that  he has  preserved  you  on  the  way from every  hindrance  to  your salvation, and  so  at  length made you  happy  in  glory. I give eternal  thanks  to  God for all  the  gifts  and  favours which he  has,  and  will  bestow upon you,  in  time  and  in  eternity.

Oh, happy  friends  of  God, obtain for  your  client  full pardon of  my  sins,  and  perfect self-denial, that  I may  follow in your  footsteps  along  the narrow way. By you,  also,  I humbly  implore  the  peace  of God,  or  calmness  of  soul, which surpasses  all  understanding: the  inward  and sincere love  of  God,  which inflamed you  bravely  and gloriously to  overcome  the world, the  flesh  and  the  devil, and all  the  adversities  of  this life.

Pray for me,  I beseech  you, now, and  at  the  hour  of  death, when I depart  hence  to  stand before the  terrible  tribunal  of the  supreme  judge; that  he may  not  enter  into  judgment with me,  but  may  judge  me according  to  his  infinite  mercy; that  so  I maybe  finally  admitted into  your  most  happy company, in  the  Jerusalem which is  above,  where  we may  together  praise  our  God and Lord,  and  exalt  him  above all for  ever. Amen.

O eternal Father, in whose house are many mansions, where thy only-begotten Son has prepared a place for thy elect children, the possession of which very many have happily gained under his conduct, and now behold thee, their most tender Father, with face revealed: Behold, we banished children of Eve, from our exile inwardly pant with sighs and prayers for our home; yes, and for thee, our Father. This we do the more eagerly and boldly, because we know that our brethren, whose natural and carnal condition was once like our own, are gone thither before us ; and therefore, by thy grace, we hope to arrive thither also by their patronage and example. Will