How could they defire what they never loved; or be glad to receive what they never defired?

'Twas thou, O Lord, firft taughtest us our true End, the blissful Vision of the eternal Deity.

'Twas thou first taughtest us the true Means to attain that End, by a hearty Love, and Defire to attain it.

O the bleft Changes which thy Hand has wrought! the happy Improvements which thy Coming hath produced!

Now every Woman, and illiterate Man can difcourfe familiarly of the highest Truths:

The Creation of the World, the Fall of Adam; the Incarnation of God, and the Redemption of Man :

The Mystery of the Trinity, and Miracle of the Refurrection; the Day of Judgment, and the State of Eternity.

All these we know: But it was thou, O Lord, who taughreft us, and didst by thy holy Church, and Word first spread them o're the World.

Now thou haft open'd our Eyes, we plainly fee what unailifted Nature could ne'er have reach'd.

We see the framing right our Affections here, is both Caufe, and Measure of framing Our Happiness hereafter.

If

If we fupreamly efteem the Goods of the future Life, we shall find them there, and be happy.

If we love Heaven with our whole Soul, and prefs on ftrongly with all our Force :

We shall enter into its Glories with a ftrange furprizing Delight; and poffefs them for ever in a perpetual Extafic.

We see our Souls are made to know; and perfect themselves by the worthieft Object.

We fee their Nature is free, and unconfined; and nothing can fill them but that which is infinite.

All other Knowledges enlarge our Faculties, and breed new Defires to know ftill

more.

Which if unsatisfied we yet are miserable; fince none can be happy, who want their Defire.

Only the Sight of God fills us to the Brim, and infinitely o'reflows our utmost Capacities.

It fills, and overflows all the Powers of our Souls with Joy and Wonder, and unconceivable Sweetness.

O bleft and glorious Sight! when will the happy Day appear, and open to my Soul that beauteous Profpect!

When, dearest Lord, fhall I fee thee Face to Face! When fhall I heartily, at leaft, defire to see thee!

Thou

Thou art my full and high Felicit y and only, and alone fufficient for me.

O make me ardently love thee, that I may eagerly defire thee; and eagerly defire thee, that I may enjoy thee in all the Tranfports of Divine Love.

Glory be to the Father, &c.

As it was in the Beginning, &c.

Antiphon.

Blefs the Lord, O.my Soul, and all that is within me, praife his holy Name.

The Leffon. Ephef. 3. 30.

Now

JOW to him that's able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we can ask or think, according to the Power that worketh in us; unto him be Glory in the Church by Chrift Jefus, throughout all Ages, World without End. Amen.

SW

HYMN XXX.

Weet Jefus ! why, why doft thou love
Such worthlefs Things as we?

Why is thy Heart ftill towards us,
Who feldom think of Thee?

Thy Bounty gives us all we have,
And we thy Gifts abuse:

Thy Bounty gives us even thy Self,
And we thy Self refufe.

And

And why, my Soul, why do we love
Such wretched Things as thefe;
These that withdraw us from our Lord,
And his pure Eyes difpleafe?

Break off, and be no more a Child,
To run, and fweat, and cry;
While all this Stir, this huge Concern
Is only for a Fly.

Some filly Fly, that's hard to catch,
And nothing when 'tis caught:
Such are the Toys thou ftriv'ft for here,
Not worth a serious Thought.

Break off, and raise thy Manly Eye
Up to thofe Joys above:

Behold all thofe thy Lord prepares,

To wooe, and crown thy Love.

Alas, dear Lord! I cannot love,
Unless thou draw my Heart;.
Thou who fo kindly mak'ft me know,
O make me do my Part.

Still do thou love me, O my Lord,

That I may ftill love Thee:

Still make me love Thee, O my God,

That thou may'st still love me.

Thus

Thus may my God, and my poor Soul,
Still one another love:

Till I depart from this low World,
T'enjoy my God above.

To Thee, Great God, to Thee alone,
One Co-eternal Three,

All Power and Praife, all Joy and Blifs,
Now, and for ever be.

Then, all proper, (as in Festivals ;) Elfe, as
follows.

Antiphon.

Blessed be thy holy Name, O glorious Son of God! and blessed be thy Mercy for

ever.

Thou haft perfectly fulfill'd all thy Prophets foretold; and infinitely tranfcended all the Wonders they admir'd. Thou haft done enough to convince us into Faith, and fuffered abundantly to enflame us with thy Love.

Benedictus, as at Sunday Lauds. Then repeat Antiphon.

V. Bleffed be thy glorious Name, O thou Son of God!

R. And blessed be thy Mercy for ever. Alleluja.

Let