2. His to Thine own Afflictions join,
Accept, exalt, and count them Thine,
Thy Paffion which remains fulfil,
And fuffer in Thy Members ftill.

3. His Sickness feel, endure His Pain,
His Burthen bear, His Crofs fuftain,
Grieve in His Griefs, and figh His Sighs,
And breathe his Wishes to the Skies.

4. Enter his Heart, poffefs him whole,
İnfpire, and actuate his Soul,
Himself no longer let it be

That fuffers, or that lives but Thee.

5. Thyfelf thro' Sufferings perfect made
Conform him thus to Thee his Head,
Refine, and raise his Virtue higher,
When tried, and purified by Fire.

6. So when his Eyes behold Thee near,
And Thou his Hidden Life, appear,
Bright in Thy Likenefs fhall he fhine,
And glorious all, and all Divine.

I.

After a Recovery from Sickness..

Pfalm ciii. 1, &c.

1. PRAISE

RAISE the LORD, my thankful Soul,
Him let all within me praife!

He again hath made me whole,
He hath lengthen'd out my Days.

2. Gracious, Merciful, and Kind,,
Him my thankful Soul proclaim,
Bear His Benefits in mind,

Love, and blefs His hallow'd Name.

3. Thee how often doth he fave
From the first, and fecond Death!
Snatch Thee from the gaping Grave,
Pluck thee from the Lion's Teeth?

4. He forgives thy every Sin,

Inly He thy Pardon feals, 2 Juftifies and makes thee clean, S All Thy Imperfections heals.

5. GOD on me His Bleffings fhowers,
All His Bleffings from above,
Bids me tafte the Heavenly Powers,
Crowns me with His Grace, and Love.

6. As an Eagle fwift and ftrong, Lo! renew'd I live, I rife, Active, vigorous, and young,

1.

Earth I fpurn, and cleave the Skies.

ANOTHER.

Isaiah xxxviii, 17. 18, &c.

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LORY to GOD, whofe gracious Power
Is in His Creature's Weakness. fhew'd,
Who turns afide the Mortal Hour,
And bids me live to praise my God!

2. To praise my GoD I only live;
To Him my Refidue of Days,
His own continued Gift I give,
I only live my GOD to praife.

3. In Love, and Pity to my Soul,

Thou, Lo RD, haft fnatch'd me from the Grave, Thy powerful Touch hath made me whole;

O! who can as my Saviour fave?

4. JESU,

4. JESU, the Saviour of Mankind, How fhall I magnify Thy Grace, Which caft my every Sin behind,

And brought me to Thy Father's Face!

5. Here I rejoyce to blefs Thy Name,
Thy Goodnefs here I live to fee:
The Grave cannot Thy Praise proclaim,
The Dead can call no Souls to Thee.

6. The Living, He fhall praife Thy Love;
The Living, He Thy Truth fhall own,
As I this Day delight to prove,

And make Thy faithful Mercies known.

7. Let future Times Thy Name confefs
In which I fure Salvation have,
And learn from me their God to bless,
So ready, and fo ftrong to fave.

8. The LORD hath fav'd my Soul from Death, Then let us fing my grateful Songs,

And render with our latelt Breath

The Praife that to my LORD belongs.

Receiving a Chriftian Friend.

ELCOME Friend, in that great Name,

Whence our every Bleffing flows!

Enter, and increafe the Flame

Which in all our Bofoms glows.

2. Sent of GOD, we Thee receive:

Hail the Providential Gueft!

If in JESUS we believe,
Let us on His Mercies feaft.

3. JESUS

3. JESUS is Our Common LORD,
He our loving Saviour is,
By His Death to Life reftor'd,
Mifery we exchange for Blifs:

4.

Blifs to Carnal Minds unknown,
O! 'tis more than Tongue can tell,
Only to Believers known,

Glorious, and unspeakable!

5. CHRIST, our Brother, and our Friend,
Shews us His Eternal Love;
Never let our Triumphs end,
Till we join the Host above.

6. Let us walk with CHRIST in White,
For our Bridal-day prepare,

For our Partnership in Light, 19.
For our Glorious Meeting there!

1.

The SALUTATION.

EACE be on this House bestow'd,

Peace on All that here refide!_L
Let the Unknown Peace of GOD S
With the Man of Peace abide!
Let the Spirit now come down,
Let the Bleffing now take Place!
Son of Peace, receive thy Crown,
Fulness of the Gospel-Grace.

2. CHRIST, my Master, and my LORD,
Let me Thy Forerunner be,

O be mindful of Thy Word,
Vifit them, and, vifit me ::
To this Houfe, and All herein,

Now let Thy Salvation come,

Save our Souls from Inbred Sin,
Make them The Eternal Home.

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3. Let'

3.

Let us never, never rest Till the Promise is fulfil❜d, Till we are of Thee poffeft,

Wafh'd, and fanctified, and feal'd: Till we all in Love renew'd,

Find the Pearl that Adam loft, Temples of the Living GoD, Father, Son, and Holy Ghoft.

At the Meeting of Chriftian Friends.

1.

G

LORY be to God above,

GOD, from whom all Bleffings flow

Make we mention of His Love,
Publifh we His Praise below;
Call'd together by His Grace,
We are met in JESU's Name,
See with Joy each others Face,

Followers of the Bleeding Lamb.

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2. Let us then fweet Counsel take How to make our Calling fure,

Our Election how to make,

Paft the Reach of Hell fecure ; Build we each the other up,

Pray we for our Faith's Increase, Lafting Comfort, steadfast Hope, Solid Joy, and fettled Peace.

3. More and more let Love abound, Never, never may we reft,

Till we are in JESU's found,

Of our Paradife poffeft.
He removes the Flaming Sword,
Calls us back, ¡from Eden driven,
To His Image here reftor'd,
Soon He takes us up to Heaven.